1. Malaria
Jessy Cockrell

2. What is Malaria?
A serious, and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that invades the red blood cells of humans
Plasmodium

3. Transmission Plasmodium infects the red blood cells of humans
A mosquito (female Anopheles) feeds on humans and becomes infected with the parasite
One mosquito can infect multiple people
Blood transfusions, organ transplant, shared needles, mother to child in womb
Non-contagious

4. Symptoms
Flu-like symptoms Fever Shaking Chills Headache/Muscle ache Tiredness/fatigue Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
Anemia
Jaundice
Kidney failure
Seizures
Mental confusion
Coma
Death

5. Geographic Distribution
Tropics
Sub-Saharan Africa
Southeast Asia

6. Mortality rates Globally in 2012, estimated 627,000 malaria deaths
219 million clinical cases
90% occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa
77% were children under the age of 5

7. Treatment
Can be cured with prescription drugs, but needs to be caught early on
It is a constant problem, but malaria cases have decreased 42% globally since 2000

8. Epidemic or Endemic? Endemic to the tropics
Would be an epidemic in any area besides the tropics, but is not considered an epidemic there

9. Malaria drains economies of countries infected by it
The countries infected by it are already among the poorer countries
Endless cycle of disease and poverty

10. Sources http://www.who.int/gho/malaria/epidemic/deaths/en/ind ex1.html
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