Living with Malaria: Obstacles to Elimination
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LIVING WITH MALARIA: OBSTACLES
TO ELIMINATION
By Austen Dellinger
The Numbers: 500,000 years 3.3 billion 100 million 1 minute
Thesis Statement: Malaria will not be eliminated without
improvement of the distribution of nets and drugs, increased compliance with the proper use of these life-saving resources, enhanced infrastructure in countries crippled by malaria, and the dispelling of cultural and religious superstition.
Malaria Transmission and Symptoms: Malaria spreads as it is passed from mosquito
to person and back to mosquito. Symptoms include: chills and fever with
headaches and vomiting, respiratory distress and malaise, strokes, heart problems and brutal anemia.
Vaccination, Prevention, and Treatment: No vaccine Best method of
malaria prevention: insecticide treated bed nets.
Best cure: a full course of anti-malarial treatment.
Malaria in North America: Malaria was
prevalent in North America from the 1600s to the mid-1900s.
Now, only about 1500 cases of malaria are reported per year in the U.S.
Bulldozed swamps Paved roads and
sewage systems Window screens Availability and
affordability of treatment.
Malaria Elimination in the United States:
Consequences of Malaria: Absenteeism high rates of
unemployment 30 to 40 billion
dollars every year.
Misinformation and superstition regarding the disease
Deficient infrastructure
Low rates of compliance with prevention and treatment programs
Geography
Obstacles to Elimination:
Misinformation and Superstition: Malawi, Africa: malaria
is caused by mosquitoes… bad weather, hard work, jealousy, and hexes.
Leads such people away from medical centers and towards spiritual healers.
Some won’t give blood.
Infrastructure: Medical centers:
ScarceLacking in suppliesShort staffed
Underdeveloped roads and deficient transportation methods increase death toll
Distribution is a challenge
Compliance:
Nets Drugs
Not always used for intended purpose
Burdensome Hard to set up Very hot
Not completing the full course of treatment
Geography: Mosquitoes need warm
climates and still waters (puddles, lakes, standing water) to thrive.E.g. Pakistan
Environmental transformation
Community Service “Aim for the Net” Participants: Triangle Futbol Club ’00
Navy Raised $1,676 for “Against Malaria
Foundation,” and “Malaria No More” Everyone can make a difference
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