MALARIA SURVEILLANCE Malaria is Malaria Is caused by infection with a single-celled nucleated protozoan of the genus Plasmodium. There are four species of Plasmodium that cause disease in humans: P. Vivax P. falciparum P. ovale P. malariae P. vivax and P. falciparum are the most prevalent‚ accounting for almost 90 percent of all cases worldwide. Malaria life-cycle Anopheles mosquito goes through asexual and sexual reproduction Asexual reproduction occurs in the human body and sexual reproduction
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Malaria in Africa Malaria has been known to exist for thousands of years‚ with its signs documented as early as 5000 years ago in ancient Chinese and Egyptian records. Through out these thousands of years‚ it is believed that this disease has evolved and adapted to its surroundings. Malaria is a parasitic disease in the blood that causes flu-like symptoms. Some signs of this disease include fever‚ chills‚ muscle pain‚ headache‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and may also cause jaundice and other serious complications
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MALARIA IN PREGNANCY; THE NURSES ROLE IN PREVENTION AND CARE PRESENTED BY NWAKWUE NNAMDI U SEMINAR PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR NSS 507 - NURSING SEMINAR TO THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY‚ NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA JULY‚ 2014 TABLE OF CONTENT Title page …………………………………………………..………………1 Table of content …………………..…………………...……….…………..2 Abstract ……………………………………………….…..…………..……3 Introduction ………………………………………..…………….………...4 Life cycle of Malaria Parasite
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Malaria in Nigeria: Simply put‚ malaria kills. Nets save lives!!! Introduction Throughout Africa Malaria is responsible for a great percentage of death. Most death in Africa is centralized in Nigeria region. Although Malaria is worldwide it is particularly devastating in Africa. It is at the point where there are 10 new cases of malaria every second.[1] Every 60 seconds‚ a child in Africa dies from a malaria infection that can be prevented and treated.[2] Malaria has been brought under
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Malaria is one of the devastating cases in the world‚ It has become a major problem because its spreading in 109 countries. Almost 90% of malaria death comes from Africa‚ around 66% of the people’s lives are in high risk. So in total‚ less than 15% of the global total malaria deaths occur in Asia and Eastern Europe. (author) Why is malaria dangerous? Malaria in humans is caused by many types of parasites but the most dangerous and
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What is Malaria? (Knowing more on how to deal with Malaria) A. History of Malaria Although the parasite responsible for P. falciparum malaria has been in existence for 50‚000–100‚000 years‚ the population size of the parasite did not increase until about 10‚000 years ago‚ concurrently with advances in agriculture and the development of human settlements. Close relatives of the human malaria parasites remain common in chimpanzees. Some evidence suggests that the P. falciparum malaria may have originated
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MALARIA Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by protists (a type of microorganism) of the genus Plasmodium. It begins with a bite from an infected female mosquito‚ which introduces the protists via its saliva into the circulatory system‚ and ultimately to the liver where they mature and reproduce. The disease causes symptoms that typically include fever and headache‚ which in severe cases can progress to coma or death. Malaria is widespread in tropical
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Compare and contrast the medicines used in the prophylaxis of malaria The bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito can cause protozoan parasites which when passed on from human to human can generate the well known tropical disease known as malaria. The prophylaxis of malaria‚ a vector borne infectious disease‚ is vital as prevention for this disease is very necessary. Malaria can be infected in humans by four separate species of plasmodium parasites. These parasites are Plasmodium falciparum
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each year because of malaria in Africa that is caused by a mosquito. Many of these deaths from this disease become unknown by the world. Malaria is a disease that kills many travelers and africans every year. Many wonder “what is malaria?”. Malaria has been studied by Malaria No More and they’re article says “Malaria is a disease of the blood that is caused by the Plasmodium parasite‚ which is transmitted from person to person by a female mosquito.” (“MalariaNoMore”). Malaria is transmitted by only
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into the wrinkles of an elderly man or woman‚ a story can be uncovered. But in Africa‚ people are lucky to make it to such an age; every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria ("Fact sheet n°94‚" 2010). The problems don’t stop there. The world is affected by the many impacts of such a disease. As one of the number one killers‚ malaria has caught the attention of many organizations. Many other countries‚ mostly those that have a subtropical climate or that are islands‚ have overcame and reduced the
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