CS Malaria

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    • Vector borne disease biologically transmit by insects
    • WHO estimates 3.4b people live at risk of malaria. It kills 600k people a year. Most risk people are young children, pregnant women and unvaccinated people. 90% cases occurred in Africa
    • Symptoms:
      • muscle aches
      • diarrhoea
      • seizures
      • headaches
    • Preventions:
      • mosquito nets
      • get rid of stagnant water
      • anti malarial drugs
    • Physical environment
      Breeds in stagnant water and transmission is greatest in areas during and after rainy seasons.
      Longer the rainy season, greater the transmission. Temperatures of 16-32 degrees are mandatory; they tend to form in tropics and subtropics
      Coastal areas have a higher rate of transmission
      Land use can also be determine risk. India studies that close proximity to forested areas increase chances of infection
    • Socio-economic environment
      Big impact on risk. Malaria has greatest effect on poorest nations due to lack of investment in projects to develop new vaccines. Factors that affect infection:
      • Housing quality
      • Unsanitary conditions
      • Occupation
      • Income
      • Distance & Accessibility to hospitals
    • Impact
      • Malaria kills a child every minute in Africa and accounts for 1/6 deaths amongst children
      • Decreases tourism, inhibits foreign investment and affects crop production
      • Slows economic growth and causes underdevelopment because cost of buying medicine, cost to governments for maintenance and insecticide spraying
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