GERMS: The Deadliest Weapon by Grace Anne Marvell https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw How the spread of smallpox and malaria affected the New World en-us 2013-11-08 16:11:18 UTC 2023-01-21 06:26:49 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d20uo2axdbh83k.cloudfront.net/20131108/c7508d01fd0bd1e4b673f20c2c3f458b.jpg gpeach012 https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16232202 THE smallpox virus had first been recorded as long ago as 10,000 BCE.

]]> 2013-11-08 16:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16232202 gpeach012 https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16235169 ITS LIKELY that smallpox diverged from an ancestral rodent-borne, variola-like African virus between 16,000 and 68,000 years ago, although the precise origins are unknown, and the earliest sources are unreliable.

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]]> 2013-11-08 17:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16239660 gpeach012 https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16240358 2013-11-08 17:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16240358 gpeach012 https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16263847 2013-11-09 00:52:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16263847 gpeach012 https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16331305 MALARIA: A life-threatening blood disease caused by a parasite transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito to humans.

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]]> 2013-11-11 14:32:08 UTC https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16332901 Organizations that Help Victims of Malaria gpeach012 https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16336104 ~Malaria No More

~ Unicef

~ Malaria Eradication Network

~ United Nations Foundation

~ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

...and WAAY more.

]]> 2013-11-11 15:02:17 UTC https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16336104 5 Types of Malaria: gpeach012 https://padlet.com/gpeach012/germs-the-deadliestw/wish/16339491
  • "Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) - milder form of the disease, generally not fatal. However, infected people still need treatment because their untreated progress can also cause a host of health problems. This type has the widest geographic distribution globally. About 60% of infections in India are due to P. vivax. This parasite has a liver stage and can remain in the body for years without causing sickness. If the patient is not treated, the liver stage may re-activate and cause relapses - malaria attacks - after months, or even years without symptoms.

  • Plasmodium malariae (P. malariae) - milder form of the disease, generally not fatal. However, the infected human still needs treatment because no treatment can also lead to a host of health problems. This type of parasite has been known to stay in the blood of some people for several decades.

  • Plasmodium ovale (P. ovale) - milder form of the disease, generally not fatal. However, the infected human still needs to be treated because it may progress and cause a host of health problems. This parasite has a liver stage and can remain in the body for years without causing sickness. Without treatment there is a risk that the liver stage re-activates and cause relapses after very long periods without symptoms.

  • Plasmodium falciparum (P. faliparum) - the most serious form of the disease. It is most common in Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa. Current data indicates that cases are now being reported in areas of the world where this type was thought to have been eradicated.

  • Plasmodium knowlesi (P. knowlesi) - causes malaria in macaques but can also infect humans."
  • Only the female mosquitos can transmit it through the infected blood from its previous, uh, meal.
  • From: www.medicalnewstoday.com
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