MALARIA FLOWCHART by Ellen LaMontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx en-us 2023-12-13 18:56:01 UTC 2023-12-14 14:14:36 UTC hello@padlet.com STEP 1 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824301140 Female Anopheles mosquito bites a human to suck their blood and eat hemoglobin, injecting plasmodium, as sporozoites into the bloodstream

]]> 2023-12-13 18:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824301140 MALARIA ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824616551 infectious disease caused by parasites of the Plasmodium genus that is transmitted to humans by bites from parasite-infected mosquitos


]]> 2023-12-14 01:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824616551 vector ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824618980 an organism that functions as a carrier of a pathogen that can multiply in their bodies and be delivered to a new host

]]> 2023-12-14 01:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824618980 STEP 2 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824620329 Sporozoites travel to the liver quickly and infect liver cells (hepatocytes)

]]> 2023-12-14 01:58:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824620329 STEP 3 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824621018 The incubation period begins when the sporozoites inhabit the hepatocytes and asexually reproduce for 7-10 days creating thousands of merozoites

]]> 2023-12-14 01:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824621018 STEP 4 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824621234 The liver cells explode releasing merozoites into the bloodstream, infecting red blood cells (erythrocytes) causing symptoms to begin for the affected individual. this stage is called the schizont.

]]> 2023-12-14 01:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824621234 STEP 5 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824622586 Some of the merozoites break the asexual reproduction cycle and develop into female and male gametocytes

]]> 2023-12-14 02:00:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824622586 STEP 6 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824622798 When another mosquito bites a human infected with Malaria, the gametocytes from their blood develop into mature sex cells called gametes

]]> 2023-12-14 02:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824622798 Symptoms ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824668908 2023-12-14 02:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824668908 STEP 7 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824684305 Fertilized female gametes mature into ookinetes that inhabit the midgut wall of the insect which form oocysts on the outside

]]> 2023-12-14 02:56:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824684305 MALARIA LIFE CYCLE ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824685259 2023-12-14 02:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824685259 STEP 8 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824696563 In the oocysts, thousands of sporozoites form, and once the oocysts burst these sporozoites travel to the mosquito's salivary glands.

]]> 2023-12-14 03:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824696563 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824708691 fever, flu-like illness, shaking chills, headache, muscle aches, and tiredness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea ,anemia, jaundice

]]> 2023-12-14 03:18:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824708691 Immune Response ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824740261

  • white blood cells attack malaria parasites

  • antibodies are released to neutralize parasites

  • some parasites can avoid detection by hiding in the liver

    • ]]>     2023-12-14 03:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824740261     Treatments ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824751884 anti-malarial drugs

    ]]>     2023-12-14 04:14:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824751884     Chloroquine - antimalarial medication ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824753347 medication interferes the reproduction and evolution of malaria parasites in red blood cells

    ]]>     2023-12-14 04:17:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824753347     Different Malaria Parasites in Humans ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824755951 Plasmodium falciparum, vivax, ovale and malariae

    ]]>     2023-12-14 04:19:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824755951     Plasmodium Falciparum ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824761742 is the most dangerous type of malarial parasite because it has developed a resistance to the medications used to treat it throughout history

    ]]>     2023-12-14 04:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824761742     ACTs ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824769343 (artemisinin-based combination therapies)

    mix artemisinin with another antimalarial drug to increase its efficacy and lower the risk of developing drug resistance

    ]]>     2023-12-14 04:38:04 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824769343     Location ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824770710 Malaria is most prominent in subtropical regions like most of Africa, South Asia, parts of Central and South America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania


    ]]>     2023-12-14 04:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824770710     Preventative Measures While Traveling ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824786840 Insect repellent, anti-malarial vaccines, Preventative anti-malarial medications

    ]]>     2023-12-14 04:58:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824786840     ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824794159 preventative anti-malarial medications work by killing malaria parasites as they develop in liver cells and RBC's

    ]]>     2023-12-14 05:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824794159     Plasmodium ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824796245 plasmodium, a single-celled eukaryotic organism belonging to the protist kingdom is the parasite that causes Malaria

    ]]>     2023-12-14 05:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824796245     Why? ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824800054 Anopheles mosquitos thrive in warm environments as the heat is necessary for the parasites to grow inside of the mosquito

    ]]>     2023-12-14 05:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824800054     Challenges ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824803121 Many malarial treatments are evolving to resist different forms of treatment resulting in an increased difficulty in treating the disease over time

    ]]>     2023-12-14 05:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824803121     Diagnosis ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824814034 2023-12-14 05:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824814034 ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824818571 doctors can diagnose malaria by studying a patients blood sample under a microscope. It often appears as small purple spots inside of the red blood cells.

    ]]>     2023-12-14 05:37:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2824818571     Evolutionary Effects ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2825238265 Humans in malaria-risk areas began to develop an abnormal HBB gene as a response to malaria. The gene made it harder for the parasite to inhabit red blood cells

    ]]>     2023-12-14 13:40:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2825238265     Sickle Cell Disease ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2825245233 Sickle cell disease is a genetic mutation that causes red blood cells to form in a sickle/banana shape. It is dangerous because the sickle-shape of the cells can block blood vessels. However, this disease is beneficial to people who live in subtropical regions where malaria is common

    ]]>     2023-12-14 13:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2825245233     Average GDP ellenlamontagne https://padlet.com/ellenlamontagne/s4jj2dhhah3fw0wx/wish/2825246383 In African regions specifically, malaria reduces the GDP growth by about 1.3% each year. Children cannot attend school when sick, farmers cannot work and more money must be spent on healthcare

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