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Malaria -- a New Cause for Concern?
Malaria has long been thought of as the bane of travelers to and residents of the tropical and subtropical regions of the globe alone. According to the Center for Disease control, every 30 seconds in Africa a child dies of this disease. ("Malaria," CDC, 2004) It is easy to forget that the construction of the Panama Canal was made possible only after yellow fever and malaria were controlled in that North American area. But will global warming made this formerly prevalent illness resurgent in the United States? ("Malaria: History," CDC, 2004)
The CDC's discussion of the distribution of the ailment states that where malaria is found depends mainly on climatic factors such as temperature, humidity, and rainfall levels. "Malaria is transmitted in tropical and subtropical areas," specifically where mosquitoes are prevalent, and the malaria parasites can complete their growth cycles in mosquitoes, which then affect humans. ("Malaria: Geographical Conditions" CDC, 2004)
Those who worry about global warming will be alarmed to read that temperature is particularly critical to facilitating the spread of malaria. For example, at temperatures "below 20°C (68°F), Plasmodium falciparum (which causes severe malaria)...
In many temperate areas, such as Western Europe and the United States, economic development and public health measures have succeeded in eliminating malaria. Hence, the CDC classifies the region as having no risk for the ailment, and thus no inoculations for travelers or precautionary measures for malaria need by taken. However, most of these areas have Anopheles mosquitoes that can transmit malaria, and according to the CDC, reintroduction of the disease is a constant risk if temperatures are above normal for long periods of time and appropriate health care measures are not taken to contain the spread of…
Works Cited
"Malaria: Home Page." (24 Apr 2004) CDC Website. Retrieved 21 Apr 2004 at http://www.cdc.gov/malaria / 'Malaria: Geographic Distribution." (23 Apr 2004) CDC Website. Retrieved 21 Apr 2004 at http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/" target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW">http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/distribution_epi/distribution.htm
"Malaria: History." (23 Apr 2004) CDC Website. Retrieved 21 Apr 2004 at http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/" target="_blank" REL="NOFOLLOW">http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/history/index.htm
Malaria Prevention Among Children in Africa The objective of this study is to examine malaria prevention among children in Africa. Malaria is the third biggest killer of children on a global scale and is a disease that is completely preventable and treatable, and according to UNICEF this makes all deaths due to malaria unacceptable. (2013, paraphrased) The primary cause of the death of children under the age of five years of
Before this, malaria took place mainly in much the Western states of the Sub-Sahara Africa (Mark, 2002). For several decades, malaria has out-played war as a basis of human anguish. Over the preceding many decades it has taken away lives of millions of human beings, as well as, shattered the potency of hundreds of millions other human beings. It carries on to be an arduous nuisance on man's efforts to
In the earlier times, malaria was a big issue in the North America, Europe and some areas of northern Asia. The geographic distribution could still be offset by the shift in population mobility and climatic changes. Plasmodium falciparum is the most dominant species in the world while the P. Ovale dominating the sub-Saharan region of Africa, and P. vivax found in the other remaining regions according to Parasites and
Challenges in the response of public health in this area includes the following: 1) a lack of medical records or documentation of predeparture therapy; 2) Limited Medicaid reimbursement for therapy and follow-up care due to the lack of documentation; 3) Difficulty in securing the appropriate treatment since Malarone is not on the FDOH. A formulary; and 4) Initial difficulty in locating a Kirundi interpreter for the interviews. (Epi Update, 2008) VI. BARRIERS and MISCONCEPTIONS Barriers
, published as a Bulletin of the World Health Organization. This article reportedly provides a general overview of the current status of prevention treatment in sub-Saharan Africa and assesses whether intermittent preventive treatment in infants would be an effective form of malaria control. Part of the goal of this project was to provide information to decision makers regarding an effective tool to remediate the epidemic conditions of malaria in the
One agent often used to help treat the symptoms and invasion of malaria currently is "quinine" and is effective when used early in the disease process (Kiple 682). IV. Proposed Development of Vaccine Against Causative Agent Development of a vaccine against the causative agent will involve assessment and calculation of risk and current environmental exposure to the causative agent (Eisenberg et al., 2002). At present anti-malarial inoculations and medications are available