The Global Technical Strategy For Malaria 2016-2030

Malaria (also called biduoterian fever, blackwater fever, falciparum malaria, plasmodium, Quartan malaria, and tertian malaria) is one of the most infectious and most common diseases in the world. This serious, sometimes-fatal disease is caused by a parasite that is carried by a certain species of mosquito called the Anopheles. It claims more lives every year than any other transmissible disease except tuberculosis. Every year, five hundred million adults and children (around nine percent of the world’s population) contract the disease and of these, one hundred million people die. Children are more susceptible to the disease than adults, and in Africa, where ninety percent of the world’s cases occur and where eighty percent of the cases

Provide awareness to parents on how to deal with children who have been infected with malaria

There have been many attempts at preventing malaria, none of which have been very successful. These have usually involved protecting human beings from mosquitoes, the dreaded carriers

"About Malaria." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC, n.d. Web. 10 Dec. 2015. .

Malaria is a disease of humans that is caused by the protozoa Plasmodium species and is transferred through the bite of infected female anopheles mosquito. The various species that cause infection in man include Plasmodium (P.) falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. The symptoms of malaria include but not limited to cold, elevated temperature, tiredness, general body weakness, and muscle pains. Symptoms show within 28 days after a bite by the female anopheles mosquito, but in case of P. vivax, relapse could still occur up to five years after the initial infection (Walker and Colledge 2014). Various antimalarial medications are

The prevalence of malaria in sub Saharan Africa remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the continent. The epidemic possesses a major threat to the economic development and public health. The Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara, majority of the countries lie along the tropics thus allowing a favourable climatic condition for the survival and reproduction of the vector of this killer disease.

Since it was first discovered in 1880 by French army surgeon Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, Malaria has caused the suffering of millions each year. According to the World Health Organization It was estimated that in 2015 there were nearly 214 million cases of Malaria worldwide, half a million of which were lethal. Malaria is caused by a parasite which is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. Although cases of Malaria are most common in the sub-Saharan Africa region, it has affected people on a global scale. Efforts to combat Malaria range from insecticide treated bed nets to indoor residual spraying. Although both methods are viable, they do not have to potential to eradicate Malaria. The most effective means of combating Malaria is through genetic modification of mosquitoes. By tinkering with the genes of the very creature who transmits the parasite, we can ultimately eliminate the disease before it even poses a threat.

Malaria is an important disease threatening people around the world, existing in all six World Health Organization (WHO) regions (World Health Organization [WHO], 2014). Relatively, the other distribution of this disease covering more than 100 countries in the tropical and subtropical climate region (Cullen & Arguin, 2014). According to WHO (2014), in 2013 there were at least 198 million cases of malaria that occurred globally around the world (estimate range between 124-283 million cases). Additionally, the disease lead to the high rate of death, the uncertainty range was between 367,000-755,000, and the average was about 584,000 deaths in 2013 (WHO, 2014). The estimated 90% of all the deaths caused by malaria are found in the Africa Region, and compared to the other regions, Africa is the highest risk region for malaria (WHO, 2014). WHO (2014) reported, among people of all ages, children under age 5 constitute the largest population of malaria mortalities, having 78% of all deaths. Pregnant women are also the most affected by malaria, for about 20% of low birthweight babies, stillbirth and maternal deaths are present due to malaria infections during pregnancy in endemic areas (WHO, 2014).

Malaria’s age speaks of an adaptability to it, when comparing a sample from ancient China to one today there are huge differences to be seen. This indicates that Malaria has a large past that there is very little known about. Possibly the answer to the ideal treatment lives in its past. By looking at the past it is possible to see how to form the future.

Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted to a person through the bites of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Like other mosquitos, Anopheles goes through four stages in their life cycle: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The first three phases are in water and last 5-14 days, based on the species and the ambient temperature. The last phase is when the female Anopheles mosquito functions as malaria vector. The female Anopheles mosquitoes need a stagnant, polluted environment to reproduce. This is

Malaria Diagnosis of blood slides collected for malaria were examined at the government laboratory and “cross checked to ensure that the correct diagnosis has been made”. [8][Figure 3]

There are four species in the Plasmodium Genus that affect humans: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. What people did not know then, was how the protozoan got from

Since malaria is not common here in California where I live, I have decided to write a public health education plan that would be used in Africa. In Africa malaria is an issue, people are still dying daily from this diseases this is why I chose to make up a plan that would help those people that are affected. The goals of my plan are the following:

This article is important as it assesses the progress made in the 3 years from 2010 -2014 in malaria elimination in south Africa, while highlighting challenges and suggesting priorities for moving the malaria program towards elimination. Although South Africa has made progress since adopting an elimination agenda, there are number of challenges that have been identified in the efforts toward malaria elimination. Over the review period annual spray coverage did not reach the 90 % coverage of recommended target, with information gaps identified in parasite prevalence, artemether‑lumefantrine therapeutic utilization, asymptomatic/sub‑patent carriage, drug efficacy, vector distribution and insecticide resistance. The author recommends that the Cross‑border initiatives with neighboring countries should be established since malaria importation poses a real threat to the country’s elimination. provincial programs are adequately funded and resourced to effectively conduct the targeted elimination activities, informed by current vector/parasite distribution and resistance data. More sensitive methods to detect sub‑patent infections, primaquine as a transmission‑blocking drug, and alternative vector control methods need to be investigated. Knowledge gaps among malaria health workers and affected communities should be

There are several influences impacting the spread of the dengue virus. First, India has the worst sewage system in the world (Kuronuma, 2015). According to The Times of India (2013), 80 percent of India’s untreated sewage drains into rivers, lakes, and ponds. Next, in order to have clean drinking water, residents use uncovered pots, containers, and bowls to collect rain water (Biswas, Bhunia, and Basu, 2014). The collection containers are optimal places for mosquitoes to lay their larvae. Additionally, the local government is promoting economic growth by allowing companies from other