1. Education Level Poverty Access to health care Access to bug nets Tropical/subtropical temperatures Malaria infected female mosquitos Access to antimalarial drugs Immigrants and travelers infected with malaria parasites Access to bug spray Malaria in Africa Malaria Increased susceptibility: Young children and pregnant women Community Infrastructure Access to insecticide spray

2. Intervention Primary Prevention- Primary preventative measures are focused on preventing mosquito bites. Techniques include antimalarial medicines, insecticide spray in houses, utilizing insecticide bug nets, bug spray, vector control, and using preventative medications before traveling. There is no vaccination available. Secondary Prevention- Early diagnosis can be achieved through parasite-based diagnostic testing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides microscopic diagnosis, such as testing microscopic blood smears (CDC, 2012). Tertiary Prevention- Different antimalarial treatment is initiated after diagnosis and can vary based on the strain of malaria. Treatment often includes atemisinin- based combination therapy.

3. References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (2012). Malaria. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/index.html World Health Organization (WHO). (2013). Malaria. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/