Essay on Malaria

The PRECEDE-PROCEED Model: The Child Malaria Prevention Project Prevalence of infant malaria cases has caused much alarm among stakeholders in the health sector; communities, policy-makers, and health workers alike. According to the 2015 Center for Disease Control statistics in an article by Ceesay et al. (2015), the overall prevalence of malaria among infants aged 6 months or less, especially in Sub-Saharan countries, was 11.8%. These astonishing figures are attributed to the neglecting of newborns

Section 1 Malaria General Information Malaria is a common infectious disease found mainly in the tropics but in rare circumstances can be found in temperate areas. Depending on the circumstances malaria can be either life threatening cause serious illness. It is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium species(in text reference). These parasites are carried by mosquitoes which become infected after biting someone who has malaria. Malaria is then passed on to others when the infected mosquito bites

Heather Safoula Microbiology Tuesdays 6:30pm-9:20pm 9/29/2015 Plasmodium falciparum in Congo Malaria is responsible for millions of deaths every year. More than two million people die from malaria each year with about 90% of these deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa (MVI, 2015). Most of these deaths are in children under the age of five. The species responsible for malaria is Plasmodium. They are classified under Apicomplexaphyla and are unicellular and chemoheterotrophic. It is spread via

that has been presented, data shows that malaria infection and mortality rates have been decreasing worldwide for several years. The number of patient deaths due to malaria has decreased by 47% in the last ten years. Since 2000, infection prevalence in children 2-10 years old dropped from 26% to 14% and total prevalence fell from 173 million to 128 million worldwide (WHO, 2014). A goal the Gates Foundation has had since 2007 is the eradication of malaria and the decreasing mortality rates has been

Malaria is one of the diseases that has caused deaths to many people, more so those living in prone localities. As a result, there is the need for weighty research to be done about Malaria so that better control methods can be mitigated. Even though some works have been done in the study of malaria that has informed the current treatment methods, there is still need for more analysis to help in the regular updates. Therefore, the insights provided hitherto and henceforth are crucial in the understanding

so-called “artemisinin-based combination therapies”, the past decade has seen remarkable progress in the global effort against malaria. In fact, latest figures approximate that global investments in malaria control have amassed to a 42% reduction in the diseases’ mortality rate between 2000 and 2012, saving an estimated 3.3 million lives during this period.1 Additionally, malaria incidence rates declined by 25% worldwide, in the same epoch, and by 31% in the African region – the epicentre of disease’s

suffer from malaria each year, and over one million people die from this disease every year, mostly children younger than five. This disease is endemic to over 100 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and the South Pacific, almost 40% of the world population. Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transferred by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. The most deadly form of malaria is known as Plasmodium falciparum because almost all deaths from malaria are caused

Malaria is considered one of the deadliest pandemics in the world. It kills 1 million people every year, and kills a child every 30 seconds. Ebola and the Black Death look wimpy compared to it, even when we know how to cure Malaria. But why is it so deadly, and how can we stop it? Malaria is found around the equator, mostly on the continent of Africa. 3.6 billion people live in Malaria exposed areas. That means about 50% of the population is exposed, while 300-400 million people get it every year

Malaria is an ancient disease caused by parasites in the genus Plasmodium. Mosquitoes infected with a malaria parasite have been found preserved in approximately 30-million-year-old amber (Mehlhorn, et al.), and the malaria antigen has been detected in the tissues of Egyptian remains dating back to 3200 BC (Miller, et al.). There are many examples where malaria epidemics have had a significant impact on human history, and this is especially evident during the many wars throughout history. As far

Challenges faced in prevention of malaria The use of the various interventions in preventing malaria infections and deaths has faced a number of challenges including; • Knowledge gap Knowledge gaps exists in the community and health workers when it comes to controlling and eliminating malaria. According to Raman et al. (2016), knowledge gaps exist on how the disease is transmitted, implementation of surveillance systems, and low perception of malaria risk. Likewise, Singh, Brown and Rogerson