GPH 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Parasitic Disease, Malaria, Protozoa
3 Jan 2020
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Communicable diseases- malaria: malaria, parasitic infection with protozoa, anopheles mosquito genus spreads this. Falciparum malaria most serious: 90% of malaria cases/ deaths are in ssa, 99% caused by this type, 50% caused by this in other places, complex lifecycle. Fever, headache, joint pain, flu-like, organ failure, death: malarial anemia, red blood cells destroyed and body cant trans oxy, cerebral malaria. Insecticide treated nets: mesh sheet that has insecticide and hung over bed so ppl do not get bit while sleeping, barrier btw human and bugs to prevent cycle, bugs get killed, need to be resprayed every 6 months. Long lasting nets: pesticide lasts for 2 years, effects, reduce child mortality. Increased child usage of nets since 2000: 2/3 of reception in malaria is due to these. Important to reduce carriers: mosquito control, gmep spray ddt to kill (1969-95, persistent organic pollutant that builds in the food chain. Small amounts ok indoors: banned in 2001, mostly limited not banned now.
