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Malaria
Matt DillonPatrick Keys
Karsten JepsenAllie Lyman
Malaria Worldwide - Stats
• 1 million people die each year• 3,000 children die each year• Kills an African child every 30 seconds• 250 million cases occur annually
Malaria No More 2010
Malaria Worldwide
• Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan• Eliminated: Caribbean, Vietnam, Panama
Canal• Major Problem: Africa, Asia, and South
America
Malaria No More 2010
Malaria in America
• Major Outbreaks• 1951: Malaria eliminated from U.S.A.
Malaria No More 2010
Economic Impact
• Significant economic losses• Decrease GDP as much as 1.3%• Health Costs
WHO 2010
Social Impact
• Sick children miss school• Tourism suffers• Foreign investment decreases• Adults miss work
Malaria No More 2010
Malaria No More 2010
Signs & Symptoms
• Headache• Vomiting• Fever• Rigors (shaking chills)• Joint/muscle pain• Anemia• Spleen Inflammation
Web MD, 2010
Timeline• Exposure – bite from infected mosquito
• Incubation Period– Begins 30 minutes after bite– Lasts up to 7 – 30 days
• Prodromal Period– A few days, headache occurs
• Fastigium Period– Fever/chills/sweating, cycles can recur every 1-3 days
• Convalescence– Symptoms subside 3-14 days after treatment
Wrong Diagnosis, 2010
Classification
• ICD 10 #: B50
• Agent: Parasitic Protists
• Genus: Plasmodium (vivax, ovale, falciparum, malariae)
WHO, 2010
Spreading of Malaria
•Vehicle: Anapheles Mosquito
•Prevalence to Africa
•Human to Human
CDC, 2010
Human to Human Transmission
CDC, 2010
Plasmodium Falciprum•Attack on the Liver
•Agents Defense Mechanisms
•This attack causes Symptoms
CDC, 2010
Testing for Malaria
WHO, 2010
Analyzing Blood Tests
WHO, 2010
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0.5
0.6
0.7
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1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
Reported Malaria Cases World Wide
Per
cent
of
Wor
ld P
opul
atio
n
Year Reported1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2006
Gideon, 2010
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
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Malaria cases reported in Africa
Per
cent
age
of t
otal
pop
ulat
ion
Year1973 1979 1985 1991 1997 2006
Gideon, 2010
Gideon, 2010
0.60M
0.65M
0.70M
0.75M
0.80M
0.85M
0.90M
0.95M
1.00M
1.05M
1.10M
1.15MWorldwide Malaria, Est. Deaths
Pop
ulat
ion
Year1970 1998 1999 2000 2006
Gideon, 2010
Who Gets Malaria?
• Warm, tropical or sub-tropical regions– Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Brazil,
Columbia, Solomon Islands– Poverty, non immune, developed resistance
• Non Immune Travelers• 2005: over 2.5 billion at risk
Gideon, 2010
Primary Prevention
• Bed nets• Long sleeves, long pants• Bug sprays/fumigation• Remove standing water• Anti-Malaria treatment
WHO, 2010
• Malaria Treatment• Fluids• Rest• Proper Nutrition
Secondary Prevention
WHO, 2010
Tertiary Prevention
• Malaria Treatment• Hospitalization
– Fluids, rest, nutrition
WHO, 2010
• Very Prevalent, but preventable• Disease of Poverty• Education and resources• Easy treatment
Summary
Sources• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2010, February 8)
Malaria. Retrieved May 12, 2010 from http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/• Gideon Infectious Diseases. (2010) Malaria. Retrieved May 12, 2010
from http://web.gideononline.com/web/epidemiology/• Malaria No More. (2010) Malaria. Retrieved on May 17, 2010 from
http://www.malarianomore.org/• WebMD (2010). Malaria Overview. Retrieved 5/17/10 from http://
www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/malaria-topic-overview• World Health Organization. (2010) Malaria. Retrieved May 12, 2010
from http://www.who.int/topics/malaria/en/• Wrong Diagnosis (2010). Malaria Symptoms. Retreived
5/17/10 from http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/m/malaria/intro.htm
