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Malaria

Malaria. By: Kaylee Lemasters , Nick Sinley , and Zaid Omar Al- Shobaki. Type of disease. The only known name we use for Malaria is simply, Malaria. Description . It is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia.

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Malaria

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  1. Malaria By: KayleeLemasters, Nick Sinley, and Zaid Omar Al-Shobaki

  2. Type of disease • The only known name we use for Malaria is simply, Malaria.

  3. Description • It is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia. • Malaria is caused by the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes. After becoming infected, the parasites travel through the bloodstream to the liver and infect the red blood cells.

  4. History • Has been noted for over 4,000 years • Killed many people in ancient China and Greece • In 1897, a man named Ronald Ross, discovered that misquotes transmit the malaria virus from human to human

  5. Symptoms • The symptoms of Malaria include: • Anemia • Bloody Stools • Chills • Coma • Convulsions • Fever/headache • Jaundice • Muscle pain • Nausea/vomiting/sweating

  6. Transmission • Mosquitoes transmit the disease from person to person, also from one bird to another

  7. Where it Originated • First noted in Greece and China over 4,000 years ago

  8. Cures/Treatments • Two important used antimalarial drugs are derived from the qinghao plant and the cinchona tree • These items are artemisinin and quinine

  9. Video of how the parasite spreads • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JhfcHxHvXOg#t=1s

  10. Works Cited • CDC, . "CDC - Malaria." CDC. Global Health - Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, 8 2 2010. Web. 26 Feb 2013. (CDC) MMVMeds4Malaria, . The Malaria Lifecycle - Mosquito Stages . 2010. video. youtubeWeb. 26 Feb 2013 (MMVMeds4Malaria)

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