Malaria in Africa Malaria has been known to exist for thousands of years‚ with its signs documented as early as 5000 years ago in ancient Chinese and Egyptian records. Through out these thousands of years‚ it is believed that this disease has evolved and adapted to its surroundings. Malaria is a parasitic disease in the blood that causes flu-like symptoms. Some signs of this disease include fever‚ chills‚ muscle pain‚ headache‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ and may also cause jaundice and other serious complications
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MALARIA IN PREGNANCY; THE NURSES ROLE IN PREVENTION AND CARE PRESENTED BY NWAKWUE NNAMDI U SEMINAR PAPER SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR NSS 507 - NURSING SEMINAR TO THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY‚ NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA JULY‚ 2014 TABLE OF CONTENT Title page …………………………………………………..………………1 Table of content …………………..…………………...……….…………..2 Abstract ……………………………………………….…..…………..……3 Introduction ………………………………………..…………….………...4 Life cycle of Malaria Parasite
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What is Malaria? (Knowing more on how to deal with Malaria) A. History of Malaria Although the parasite responsible for P. falciparum malaria has been in existence for 50‚000–100‚000 years‚ the population size of the parasite did not increase until about 10‚000 years ago‚ concurrently with advances in agriculture and the development of human settlements. Close relatives of the human malaria parasites remain common in chimpanzees. Some evidence suggests that the P. falciparum malaria may have originated
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Malaria is one of the devastating cases in the world‚ It has become a major problem because its spreading in 109 countries. Almost 90% of malaria death comes from Africa‚ around 66% of the people’s lives are in high risk. So in total‚ less than 15% of the global total malaria deaths occur in Asia and Eastern Europe. (author) Why is malaria dangerous? Malaria in humans is caused by many types of parasites but the most dangerous and
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Malaria in Nigeria: Simply put‚ malaria kills. Nets save lives!!! Introduction Throughout Africa Malaria is responsible for a great percentage of death. Most death in Africa is centralized in Nigeria region. Although Malaria is worldwide it is particularly devastating in Africa. It is at the point where there are 10 new cases of malaria every second.[1] Every 60 seconds‚ a child in Africa dies from a malaria infection that can be prevented and treated.[2] Malaria has been brought under
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Dengue Fever Kimberly A. Bitanga Microbiology Professor J. Gray Dengue Fever Abstract Dengue fever is a debilitating tropical disease caused by one of five types of the dengue virus.(1) It is transmitted by mosquitos throughout the tropics and subtropics of not only Southeast Asia‚ but has now spread to Central and South America‚ and countries in the Pacific Ocean and America as well. Usually‚ most people who are infected with the virus are asymptomatic‚ with mild symptoms‚ whereas others develop
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With more than one-third of the world’s population living in areas at risk for infection‚ dengue virus is a leading cause of illness and death in the tropics and subtropics. As many as 400 million people are infected yearly. Dengue is caused by any one of four related viruses transmitted by mosquitoes. There are not yet any vaccines to prevent infection with dengue virus and the most effective protective measures are those that avoid mosquito bites. When infected‚ early recognition and prompt supportive
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GENERAL APPEARENCE : Received lying on bed‚ conscious and coherent. Pale and has general flushing with rashes. Reason for admission : complaint cough ++ Admitting diagnosis : Viral fever / acute bronchitis 26 / 12 / 2012 – confirmed diagnosis : Dengue Fever HEAD TO TOE ASSESSMENT Area Assessed | Normal Findings | Actual Findings | Remarks | Head | * Round and symmetrical * Smooth‚ without masses or depressions‚ nontender. | Round and symmetrical. Smooth‚without mass and not tender
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Dengue survival rate dependency on income level‚ awareness‚ access to hospitals . Humans are the major hosts of the dengue virus and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes represent the principal vector .A aegypti is closely associated with human habitation and its larvae are often found in artificial water containers such as discarded tires‚ buckets and water storage facilities. Dengue is a mosquito borne disease that has recently become a public health concern. The WHO has estimated that 40% of the world’s
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Prevent Dengue Fever Introduction of Dengue Fever Dengue fever‚ a very old disease‚ has reemerged in the past 20 years with an expanded geographic distribution of both the viruses and the mosquito vectors‚ increased epidemic activity‚ the development of hyperendemicity (the co circulation of multiple serotypes)‚ and the emergence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in new geographic regions. In 1998 this mosquito-borne disease is the most important tropical infectious disease after malaria‚ with an
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