Facts How the disease is transmitted
--the scientific name for malaria is plasmodium falciparum. --Only anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been ---the disease has caused many deaths. infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person . --about half of the worlds population 3.4 When a mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in billion people are at risk of malaria. which contains microscopic malaria parasites.
An effect malaria can have on a population or has had in history
--In 2012 90% of the worlds malaria deaths occurred in africa and about
460,000 african children died before their fifth birthday.
Scientific name of disease
Plasmodium Falciparum
Treatment for disease
--most drugs used in are active against the parasite forms in the blood.
--chloroquine --doxycycline
--atovaquone-proguanil --quinidine
--artemether-lumefantrine --quinine
--mefloquine
An event in history or current event related to malaria
--In 2012, 65 cases of imported malaria were reported in Florida.Forty-five cases were diagnosed with P. falciparum, 16 with P. vivax, two with P. ovale, two with P. malariae. All 65 cases were associated with travel or immigration.
--the scientific name for malaria is plasmodium falciparum. --Only anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been ---the disease has caused many deaths. infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person . --about half of the worlds population 3.4 When a mosquito bites an infected person, a small amount of blood is taken in billion people are at risk of malaria. which contains microscopic malaria parasites.
An effect malaria can have on a population or has had in history
--In 2012 90% of the worlds malaria deaths occurred in africa and about
460,000 african children died before their fifth birthday.
Scientific name of disease
Plasmodium Falciparum
Treatment for disease
--most drugs used in are active against the parasite forms in the blood.
--chloroquine --doxycycline
--atovaquone-proguanil --quinidine
--artemether-lumefantrine --quinine
--mefloquine
An event in history or current event related to malaria
--In 2012, 65 cases of imported malaria were reported in Florida.Forty-five cases were diagnosed with P. falciparum, 16 with P. vivax, two with P. ovale, two with P. malariae. All 65 cases were associated with travel or immigration.