By Austen Dellinger The Numbers 500000 years 33 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 lifesaving resources enhanced infrastructure in coun ID: 231126
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Living with Malaria: Obstacles to Elimination
By Austen DellingerSlide2
The Numbers:
500,000 years
3.3 billion
100 million1 minuteSlide3
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. Slide4
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.
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Vaccination, Prevention, and Treatment:
No vaccine
Best method of malaria prevention: insecticide treated bed nets.
Best cure: a full course of anti-malarial treatment.Slide6
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: Slide7
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:Slide8
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. Slide9
Infrastructure:
Medical centers:
Scarce
Lacking in supplies
Short staffed
Underdeveloped roads and deficient transportation methods increase death toll
Distribution is a challengeSlide10Slide11
Compliance:
Nets
Drugs
Not always used for intended purpose
Burdensome
Hard to set up
Very hot
Not completing the full course of treatmentSlide12
Geography:
Mosquitoes need warm climates and still waters (puddles, lakes, standing water) to thrive.
E.g. Pakistan
Environmental transformationSlide13
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 differenceSlide14Slide15
Bibliography
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Webb Jr., James L.A.
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2009. Print.
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Bibliography (cont.)
Prevention. Web. 3 October 2013.
“Malaria.” New York Times. The New York Times. Web. 1 November 2013.
“Malaria.” World Health Organization. World Health Organization. 2013. Web. 7
October 2013.
“Malaria: Disease.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. Web. 24 October 2013.
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Web. 19 October 2013.
Image Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_(epidemiology)
http://www.naturalhighsafaris.com/browse/experience/snorkelling_for_tropical_fish_in_a_great_rift_valley_lake
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