1. Malaria Matt Dillon Patrick Keys Karsten Jepsen Allie Lyman

2. 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

3. Malaria Worldwide Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan Eliminated: Caribbean, Vietnam, Panama Canal Major Problem: Africa, Asia, and South America Malaria No More 2010

4. Malaria in America Major Outbreaks 1951: Malaria eliminated from U.S.A. Malaria No More 2010

5. Economic Impact Significant economic losses Decrease GDP as much as 1.3% Health Costs WHO 2010

6. Social Impact Sick children miss school Tourism suffers Foreign investment decreases Adults miss work Malaria No More 2010

8. Signs & Symptoms Headache Vomiting Fever Rigors (shaking chills) Joint/muscle pain Anemia Spleen Inflammation Web MD, 2010

9. 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

10. Classification ICD 10 #: B50 Agent: Parasitic Protists Genus: Plasmodium (vivax, ovale, falciparum, malariae) WHO, 2010

11. Spreading of Malaria Vehicle: Anapheles Mosquito Prevalence to Africa Human to Human CDC, 2010

12. Human to Human Transmission CDC, 2010

13. Plasmodium Falciprum Attack on the Liver Agents Defense Mechanisms This attack causes Symptoms CDC, 2010

14. Testing for Malaria WHO, 2010

15. Analyzing Blood Tests

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17. Gideon, 2010

21. 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

22. Primary Prevention Bed nets Long sleeves, long pants Bug sprays/fumigation Remove standing water Anti-Malaria treatment WHO, 2010

23. Malaria Treatment Fluids Rest Proper Nutrition Secondary Prevention WHO, 2010

24. Tertiary Prevention Malaria Treatment Hospitalization – Fluids, rest, nutrition WHO, 2010

25. Very Prevalent, but preventable Disease of Poverty Education and resources Easy treatment Summary

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