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Malaria JEOPARDY! Revised by Rev. Katie Dawson – Coordinator for Imagine No Malaria Created by Brenda L. Froisland Director of Children, Youth & Family Ministry Edina Community Lutheran Church Play game 1
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200 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Biology Social Studies Info Medicine Imagine No Malaria 300 2
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The small flying insect that spreads malaria. 3
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What is a mosquito? Final Jeopardy 4
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Only this gender of Anopheles mosquito can infect humans with malaria. 5
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What is the female? Final Jeopardy 6
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These are the two living beings needed for malaria to exist. 7
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What are humans and mosquitoes? 8
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The kind of place where mosquitoes like to lay their eggs – so it’s important to eliminate it. 9
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What is stagnant [standing] water? 10
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The female mosquito bites because she needs this for protein and to be able to produce eggs. (honey, blood, or air) 11
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What is blood? 12
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It costs this much to provide a bed net and training to protect against the mosquitoes that carry malaria. 13
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What is $10? 14
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This fraction of the world’s population, about 3.3 billion people, lives in areas where malaria exists. (1/2, 1/3, or 1/4) 15
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What is one-half? 16
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This is what you spray on yourself to help prevent getting bitten by mosquitoes. 17
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What is insect repellant? 18
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SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name THREE of the SIX hidden costs that malaria forces families to bear. 19
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The Hidden Costs of Malaria Travel to clinic Treatment cost Lost work days School absences Prevention expenses Burial expenses 20
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SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name THREE ways communities and individuals can work to prevent malaria. 21
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Malaria Prevention Techniques Use mosquito nets Indoor spraying Anti-malarial medications Insect repellant Wear long sleeves Eliminate standing water Clear brush from near homes 22
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The number of pills someone needs to take in three days if they have malaria. 23
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What is 24? 24
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The number one thing that makes malaria prevention and treatment difficult in Africa. 25
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What is poverty? 26
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What houses lack in areas where malaria is most feared. (Two possible answers) 27
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What are windows? What are bed nets? 28
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The two groups of people most at risk for malaria. 29
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What are pregnant women and children under 5 years old? 30
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Malaria is more deadly when someone is already suffering from this other disease. 31
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What is HIV/AIDS? 32
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SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name THREE symptoms of mild malaria. 33
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Symptoms of Malaria (Mild) Fever Chills Nausea and vomiting Sweats Headaches Body aches General tiredness 34
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SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name THREE ways you can help to prevent or treat malaria. 35
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Ways you can prevent malaria Pray Buy a family a bed net Give money for insecticide spraying Help kids know to remove standing water Donate money to make medicine available Help to end poverty Raise money Tell others about malaria Write to congress to support global health funding 36
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Currently, how much the medication costs compared to what people earn in one day. (2 times, 3 times or 4 times) 37
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What is two times more than a person makes at work in a day? 38
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The number of people who died from malaria during the time it takes to watch a sitcom. 39
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What is about thirty people? 40
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This is currently the best way to treat malaria. 41
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What is medicine? 42
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The United Methodist Church and others plan to contain malaria by this year. 43
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What is 2015? 44
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This is what your congregation is doing to fight malaria. 45
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What is _____? 46
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The part of the world where 85% of malaria cases are. 47
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What is sub-Saharan Africa? 48
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SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name the THREE things a clinic in Africa can do to help people who are at risk of getting malaria. 49
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What a Clinic Can Do: Test people and diagnose malaria Provide medication to treat malaria Provide blood transfusions for anemia Educate people so that they can prevent and recognize malaria. Provide pre-natal care for pregnant women 50
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In addition to the Imagine No Malaria Campaign, this United Methodist agency is working on the ground to improve global health. 51
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What is United Methodist Committee on Relief? 52
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FINAL JEOPARDY 53
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In our work to fight malaria, we are focusing on these four aspects of improving global health. 54
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What is prevention, treatment, education, and communications? 55
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