HLTH102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Pan American Health Organization, Indoor Residual Spraying, International Sanitary Conferences
12 Oct 2016
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Parasitic infection that is spread between people by mosquitoes and is arguably the most important vector- transmitted disease in the world. Low overall rate even thought a high number of people die: huge improvement in the last 15 years. The leading parasitic cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Malaria begins as a flu-like illness 8 to 30 days after infection. Typical cycles of fever, shaking chills, and drenching sweats may then develop. Death may be due to brain damage (cerebral malaria), or damage to vital organs. Causes low birth weight and anemia in the fetus. Interaction with other diseases: contact with hiv infected needles, increases risk of mother to fetus hiv infection. 21,000 people contracted malaria as a result of working on the panama canal (80%) The began preventative measures: rained pools near houses and villages, brush & grass cutting, rudimentary insecticides , use of screens, quinine (drink g&ts!, malaria control in war areas (mcwa) became the us cdc.
