Malaria

By: Damien, Langston and Tommy

Every 30
seconds a child
in Africa dies
from malaria
Science
Caused by the parasite Malaria Plasmodium
Attacks liver and red blood cells
Parasite is single cellular
Grows, destroys red blood cells
Transmitted through bite: Anopheles
http://www2.cedarcrest.
edu/academic/bio/hale/bioT_EID/lectures/
malaria-pathogen.html
Magnitude
Estimated 219
million cases
occurred in 2010
Average 660,000
cases per year
Causes
Vector: Anopheles
mosquito
Transmitted by saliva
Only Female mosquito
can transmit
Symptoms
Fever, headache, nausea,
chills vomiting
Chills, vomiting, sweats
Fatigue and muscle pain.
Often results in death
Symptoms return every 72
hours
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ptoms_of_Malaria.png
Getting better
Massive cases
and death
decrease
Getting close to a
vaccine
What can be done/has done
Donate to organizations
Bed Nets
Provide money for hospitals
Scientist have developed two current
medicines
Scientists discovered
chemical compound that could lead to vaccine
Why Should YOU Care
Every day hundreds of children are
dying
One of the top three kid killers
Just 1 dollar can help save children
People who you care for can die from
malaria
Every 20 seconds a child dies from
malaria
http://www.humanosphere.org/tag/vaccine/
Acknowledgements
Thank You to these sites:
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"Malaria." KidsHealth. Ed. Yamini Durani. The Nemours Foundation, 01 July 2012. Web. 13 Mar. 2014.
"Malaria: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia." U.S National Library of Medicine. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 26 Feb. 2014. Web. 07 Mar. 2014.
"Malaria." WHO. World Health Orginization, n.d. Web. 11 Feb. 2014.
Mangan, Tricia. "Symptoms & Effects of Malaria." LIVESTRONG.COM. LIVESTRONG.COM, 28 July 2011. Web. 14 Mar. 2014.
Times, The (United Kingdom), Feb 06, 2014, P13, 1p
Vinetz, Joseph M. "Malaria." World Book Student. World Book, 2014. Web. 7 Feb. 2014.