MALARIA SURVEILLANCE Malaria is Malaria Is caused by infection with a single-celled nucleated protozoan of the genus Plasmodium. There are four species of Plasmodium that cause disease in humans: P. Vivax P. falciparum P. ovale P. malariae P. vivax and P. falciparum are the most prevalent‚ accounting for almost 90 percent of all cases worldwide. Malaria life-cycle Anopheles mosquito goes through asexual and sexual reproduction Asexual reproduction occurs in the human body and sexual reproduction
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threats" (1) . Since Crab Monkeys have a "close physiology ( with humans) ‚ they can share infections". This is why they are the most common monkey used in lab work. Diseases that have affected humans because of these monkeys include B virus ‚ plasmodium knowlesi‚ and Ebola. (3) Crab monkeys happen to be the animal that is closest to humans biologically. That makes it easy for I factions to jump from seminal to human. "Disease organisms‚ particularly virus‚ tend to live only in a small group of
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The Search for Better Health 1. What is a healthy organism? Discuss the difficulties of defining the terms ‘health’ and ‘disease’ Health is a state of physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity. Disease is any condition that affects the proper functioning of a body. It is any disturbance of structure or function of the body of an organism generally associated with characteristic of symptoms and structural changes to the body. These
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Monsoon maladies – Enemies in the Rain Monsoon brings with it the much-awaited relief from the long spell of sultry‚ scorching summer. When the season of rains people are all set to enjoy it to the hilt irrespective of their age. There are people whose idea of enjoying the drizzle is gorging on their favorite ‘pakoras’ and ‘chai’‚ while watching the lovely weather from the comfort of their homes. while there are also people who want to go out and enjoy the season dancing in the rain. Children love
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NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF UNDER FIVE CHILDREN AT RISK OF MALARIA IN MAKOKO‚ LAGOS STATE. BY PATRICK ARIJE INTRODUCTION Background of Study Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the developing world. Malaria kills more than 800‚000 people annually‚ of which 91% of them reside in Africa and 85% of them are under five children (WHO‚2008).The greatest impact occur in sub-saharan Africa (including Nigeria)‚ particularly in children (Snow et al 1999). Under nutrition is the underlying
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Protists Protists are a very large‚ diverse group of organisms‚ including the plant-like protists (algae)‚ fungi-like protists‚ and the animal-like protists (protozoans). They are all eukaryotic‚ and most are unicellular. Traditional taxonomy of protists (Kingdom Protista) did not accurately represent evolutionary relationships‚ so the classification of this group is unsettled. Modern taxonomy has rearranged the group formerly known as Kingdom Protista‚ separating the different types of organisms
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Disease is any condition that adversely affects the function of any part of a living thing. Health is the wellbeing of the organism. All our body functions‚ which are under the control of our genes‚ work together to maintain health. Difficulties in determining health and disease: Disease can cover a wide range of conditions including minor conditions‚ such as a cut finger or an ant bite‚ as well as the more obvious diseases like cancers. Health varies on a daily basis and is not just the absence
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Is a Circumsporozoite Protein based vaccine an applicable preventative against Malaria? 1.1 The Problem Malaria is caused by five species of parasites of the genus: Plasmodium that affects humans (P. falciparum‚ P. vivax‚ P. ovale‚ P. malariae and P. knowlesi). “Malaria due to P. falciparum is the most deadly form and it predominates in Africa; P. vivax is less dangerous but more widespread‚ and the other three species are found much less frequently”.An estimated 3.3 billion people were at risk
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a) organism that transmits a disease b) symptom of a disease c) environmental condition associated with a disease 6. Which of the following things cause malaria? a) mosquitoes b) plasmodia (singular plasmodium) c) red blood cells 7. About what fraction of the people in the world have chronic diseases that are vector-borne? a) 1/4 b) 1/2 c) 3/4 8. Most of the major health problems in the poorer nations are due
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TAQ1 Definition of Pathogen and research into the main features of bacteria‚ protozoa‚ fungi and viruses. Pathogens‚ or infectious agents‚ are microorganisms that cause disease or illness to their host. There are divided into four groups; bacteria‚ protozoa‚ fungi and viruses. The term pathogen most often describes an organism that disrupts the normal physiology of a plant or animal. In identifying a pathogen it is important to determine the properties that ‘contribute to its infectious
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