Malaria: Its Past, Present and Future by Adam Carter https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e Made with whimsy en-us 2017-10-10 12:23:29 UTC 2023-05-09 12:33:48 UTC hello@padlet.com No cure for a "disease of poverty" CarterSensei https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195547673 There has been no cure even though the disease is not as complex as many other diseases that have been cured already. ]]> 2017-10-10 12:26:39 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195547673 How is Malaria prevented? gloria18 https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195548638 - Avoid mosquito bites by using insect repellents, cover your body (ex. wear long sleeves), or use a mosquito net.
- Take malaria prevention tablets.
- Stay in well screened area at night, avoid sleeping outside and areas near water.
- Research before travelling abroad, and avoid travelling in areas with the risk of malaria (especially pregnant women and children).
- Get vaccinated.
- Use pesticides to get rid of mosquitos, also frogs can be bred to feed off of mosquitos.
- If you feel like you got malaria, check with the doctor as soon as possible and get treated.]]> 2017-10-10 12:28:49 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195548638 How is malaria treated? malak18 https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195548968 ==> If the percentage of red blood cells infected (parasite density) is over 5%, treatment may include medicines given directly into a vein rather than medicine taken by mouth.
==> artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) for treating malaria caused by the P. falciparum parasite.
==> WHO currently recommends 5 ACTs for use against P. falciparum malaria.
==> Common antimalarial drugs
  • Chloroquine (Aralen)
  • Quinine sulfate (Qualaquin)
  • Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)
  • Mefloquine
  • Combination of atovaquone and proguanil (Malarone)
]]> 2017-10-10 12:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195548968 Was the UN MDG 6 achieved in this respect? rana18 https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195549978 Infections have declined internationally between 2000 and 2013 by approx 40 percent, which indicates a drop from about 3.5 million to 2.1 million new infections and that means that they have achieved the goal of reversing this disease.]]> 2017-10-10 12:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195549978 What success has the world seen at reducing malaria? noura18 https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195551874 - 37% global decline since 2000.
-56% of the sub-Saharan African population has access to ITNs (insecticide-treated nets)
- 6.2 million malaria deaths have been prevented between 2000 and 2015.
- From 2005 to 2014, diagnostic testing rates increased from 36% of suspected cases to 65%. In fact, sales of RDTs (rapid diagnostic tests) have increased from 50 million globally in 2008 to 314 million in 2014.

]]> 2017-10-10 12:35:44 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195551874 What are the symptoms of Malaria shaheer19 https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195552753 - Chills (ranging from mild to severe)
- High fever
- sweating
- headache
- nausea
- vomiting
- abdominal pain
- diarrhea]]> 2017-10-10 12:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195552753 How is Malaria spread yassin19 https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195552819  Anopheles mosquito is the only thing that can transmit malaria and to do so, they have must have been infected through a blood meal taken from an infected person. This blood taken from an infected person contains microscopic malaria parasites.   
 

]]> 2017-10-10 12:37:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195552819 How have some countries reduced malaria so drastically? CarterSensei https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195553375 In Panama in the early 1900s and in Italy in the 1930s the government launched military-style campaigns employing DDT pesticide, quinine and the full resources of the modern state. Marxist countries such as Cuba and Madagascar scored similar successes by making malaria control a political and economic priority. ]]> 2017-10-10 12:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195553375 Europe is malaria free CarterSensei https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195555090  
Europe is the first region to completely eliminate malaria, due to a combination of political commitment, financial resources, and heightened surveillance of new cases. 

]]> 2017-10-10 12:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195555090 Why is malaria fatal? shaheer19 https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195556046 -Malaria parasites are incredibly resistant to antimalarial drugs
- Malaria affects the red blood cells
-affected blood cells become sticky and this lowers blood flow in the body]]> 2017-10-10 12:44:10 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195556046 Why are malaria drugs unavailable in some countries? CarterSensei https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195557206 There is a shortage of ACTs, which are supplied by Western donors. The reason? The drugs, which are subsidised to make them affordable to the poorest Africans, are being sold off by corrupt health officials and sold for a profit on the black market. ]]> 2017-10-10 12:46:32 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195557206 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170112110823.htm sofia181 https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195558180
The right amount of diet and exercise can help lessen damage to the heart and skeletal muscles brought on by malaria, according to a new UTA study.]]> 2017-10-10 12:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/CarterSensei/w7vrvn73dy5e/wish/195558180