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Malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2004.
An analysis of malaria in Sub-Saharan African countries and the methods used to control the spread of the disease.
8,901 words (approx. 35.6 pages), 27 sources, MLA, $ 186.95
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This paper discusses the occurrence of malaria in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper reviews the first program to control the spread of malaria in Sub-Saharan African countries that started in the 1920's with larval restraint. The governments in Sub-Saharan Africa have encouraged policies that target the destruction of the mosquitoes that cause this disease, since reliable means to contain this disease are out of their reach. These policies have paved way for excessive utilization of man-made insect-killers, mainly dichlorodiphenyl trichioroethane (DDT). This man-made insect-killer is said to possess extreme side affects to both the environment and the human life. The paper examines the reasons that have triggered the developed world to ban the use of DDT and explores the attempts to influence Third World countries to also take the initiative to ban the use of DDT. The paper demonstrates that malaria entails exceedingly important economic expenditures on Sub-Saharan African countries.
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Executive Summary
Background of the Study
Statement of the Problem
Purpose of the Study
Significance of the Study
Research Questions
Review of the Literature
Malaria Incidence in Sub-Saharan Africa
Age and Gender Analysis of Malaria Cases
Financial Expenses of Malaria Treatment
Malaria Prevention and Control in Sub-Saharan Africa
Pertinent Foundation
DDT is Necessary to Control Malaria
Abolishing the Use of DDT
Function of the World Health Organization
Influence of International Policies
Methodology
Collection of Data
Data Analysis and Search Tactics
Discussion
Conclusion
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"It is common knowledge that malaria is the world's most lethal bloodsucking infection. Malaria takes life from more people than any other infectious virus, apart from tuberculosis (TB). Despite the fact that the geological region influenced by malaria has reduced drastically in size in the preceding five decades, restraining Malaria has turned out to be extremely difficult, in fact impossible, and the efforts and improvements by the respective governments have been wasted.
The infection is passed on by Anopheline mosquitoes, the figure and kind of which establish the degree of flow in a specified region. Augmented threat of the infection is related with transformations in the utilization of land concerning actions like highway construction, mining, logging, as well as, farming and irrigation ventures, predominantly in border regions like the Sub-Sahara Africa. One of the cures for this ailment that has been extremely useful is the utilization of DDT."
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Malaria, 2008.
An analysis of new drug therapies vs. the use of transgenic mosquitoes in the fight against malaria.
1,564 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 51.95
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The purpose of this research paper is to explore the application of drugs against malaria to assess their efficacy and determine whether it is possible to eradicate malaria in some of the most affected regions of the world. The primary research questions presented to assess this are as follows: (1) What direction should current drug therapies take to eradicate malaria, in light of new, drug resistant forms of the disease? (2) Are genetically modified mosquitoes a more plausible alternative to drug therapy or vaccines? (3) Would use of genetically modified mosquitoes present more problems by changing the environment or inciting confusion and antagonism among populations in which these mosquitoes are released? To answer these questions, the paper proposes a quantitative meta-analysis of the literature currently available comparing past and present drug therapies and research with new focus on the use of transgenic mosquitoes to combat malaria compared with recent drug therapies.
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Introduction
Background to Problem
Purpose
Significance of Study
Preliminary Literature Review
Method
Limitations
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"Malaria has a long biological history as a member of the "protozoan members of the Plasmodium genus" which causes malaria when humans are injected by the bite of a mosquito carrier (Kiple 682). Since early times human beings have developed some immune response allowing them to resist some of the more serious forms of the disease, especially in areas including tropical Africa remain "plagued with malaria" more so than other places in the world (Kiple 682). Despite this, malaria still infects millions of people and recently realized a resurgence of power. Typically agents or drugs used to combat malaria directly attacked the parasite or vector, however newer studies suggests that a complex interaction of multiple factors including the interaction "between parasite, vector, host and environment" (Tenenbaum 760). "
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Treatment of Malaria in Somalia, 2006.
An overview of a plan for treating malaria in Somalia.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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The following discourse relates to the treatment of malaria in Somalia with the ultimate goal being to reduce its overall impact on the economic health of the country. The action plan outlined addresses the nature of malaria, its common treatment strategies and the execution of the plan itself. The action plan is designed to result in a considerable decrease of the negative impact that malaria has not only on the public health and welfare of Somalia citizenry, but on the considerable negative impact it has on Somalian economic recovery.
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"While common public perception is that malaria and other communicable diseases are purely a health risk, the reality is that malaria, in combination with other public health concerns, poses a considerable impediment to economic health and recovery. This economic impact is indirect but substantial none-the-less. Malaria, because of its deep impact on the young, reduces the size of the future population of..."
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Canada and Malaria, 2007.
This paper discusses how Canada is lacking in its surveillance and control of malaria.
2,687 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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The paper relates that Canada has experienced an excessively high incidence of malaria in contrast to all other industrialized nations. The paper examines the host characteristics of the disease, the environment, the agent responsible and the natural history of malaria to highlight the problems that develop if a comprehensive epidemiological analysis is not conducted. The paper shows how in comparison with the United States, Canada appears to be unaware of how to undertake adequate surveillance and how to implement control mechanisms. The paper also emphasizes the importance of public health education related to malaria infection.
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Introduction
Prevalence
Host Characteristics
Environment
Agent
Natural History
Future Research
Conclusion
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"Malaria is a parasitic infection with high prevalence around the world, including affluent nations. The focus of this paper will be Canada because this country has experienced an excessively high incidence of malaria in contrast to all other industrialized nations (MacLean & Demers, 2004). Canada's high incidence of infections corresponds to the deficiencies in its surveillance and public education programs. The two provinces most vulnerable to malaria infection are British Columbia and Ontario. It was only because of research conducted outside of the Canadian surveillance system that the source of two epidemics was identified."
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The Malaria Parasite, 2005.
This paper discusses a new hypothesis regarding the Malaria parasite also known as plasmodium falciparum.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper explains that the Malaria parasite is a critical component of the spread of this disease through mosquito populations around the world. The author points out that one hypothesis is the ability of the malaria parasite to infect those persons who are not even located in the vicinity of the mosquitoes that carry the disease. The paper stress that this spread of the illness to less typical areas is critically importance to the advancement of methods to reduce the incidence of disease.
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"The study of Malaria is a complex process, as it requires the identification of many different factors that relate to the physiology of the disease, as well as the symptoms that it causes within the host. There are a number of experimental approaches to evaluating Malaria, and it is anticipated that some of the most innovative strategies will encompass the utilization of tools that are effective in providing new discoveries in research and drug development. Although much of the research currently conducted on Malaria has been beneficial to the control of this disease, new discoveries have yet to be made based upon new theories. One hypothesis worth consideration is the ability of the malaria parasite, known as plasmodium falciparum, to infect those persons who are not even located in the vicinity of the mosquitoes that carry the disease."
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Malaria, 2007.
This paper discusses the ancient and global disease malaria.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that malaria was once thought to have nearly disappeared, but in recent years has made a comeback in some areas due to lack of pesticide control of mosquitoes, the carriers of the disease, and to mosquitoes becoming resistant to the pesticides. The author points out that malaria can be difficult to diagnose in many cases because of the diversity of symptoms that can differ between adults and children and because the disease can lie dormant for months or even years. The paper relates that the disease can build up immunity to the treatments, which may be one of the most difficult obstacles to overcome in finally eradicating the disease.
Table of Contents:
Detection of the Disease
Types of the Disease
Symptoms
Treatment
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"Malaria has been known as a deadly disease for centuries. Two authors note the origin of the name fits where it still exists most commonly today. They write, "The origin of the name malaria, meaning 'bad air,' stems from the Roman period in Italy when the Romans first associated the disease with the stench of swamps." Malaria is spread through the blood, specifically by mosquitoes that carry the disease and spread it when they bite a victim. The insects are also exposed to the disease when they bite a victim (human or other) that carries the disease. Mosquito spraying ..."
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Malaria, 2001.
This paper discusses the potentially fatal disease malaria, including an examination of symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
1,750 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper is an in-depth look at the disease malaria. The author examines the flu-like symptoms associated with the illness, how long they last, the aggressive campaigns to reduce mosquito populations, and how mosquitoes transmit the disease. The paper also discusses treatments, such as Malarone, chloroquine, mefloquine, primaquine, and pyrmethemine.
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"Malaria is a devastating disease which is typified by flu-like symptoms which can escalate into coma and even death. It is caused by a one celled parasite, Plasmodium, and has multiple strains with slightly varying symptoms and behaviors. This disease has confused and terrified humans on ever continent for all of recorded history, partly because of the seemingly inexplicable nature of its transmission and partly because of the difficulty of finding a cure. Like most natural parasitic infections, there is a natural cure for malaria. However, the tree that grows this cure is found only in areas of South America, and for many years the disease was most frequent in swampish European and African areas."
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Airport Malaria and the Public, 2002.
A look at airport malaria and public health issues related to its control.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This seven-page undergraduate paper outlines the problems and issues related to airport malaria, and concentrates on public health concerns over its control. The most recent recommendations from WHO are included.
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The Malaria Crisis, 2008.
This paper addresses the malaria humanitarian crisis in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically in the Darfur region of the Sudan.
823 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 29.95
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The paper discusses how malaria is one of the major public health challenges in some of the poorest countries around the world. The paper looks at the work of global organizations, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in combating this disease and shows how these efforts are hugely insufficient. The paper contends that because this misfortune is not seen and felt on a personal level, civilized society has chosen to ignore it. The paper appends a large amount of source material to the paper.
From the Paper
"Malaria is one of the major public health challenges in some of the poorest countries around the world. Malaria is a huge problem to underprivileged countries that cannot afford to maintain proper health care standards such as sanitary water, food, medicine and sanitation. Because of this, health care prevention suffers and inhabitants of these cultures are largely at risk for developing disease and dying because they do not have the appropriate resources to combat illness."
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Medical Maps and Malaria, 2005.
A history of medical mapping and a look at modern medical mapping.
1,386 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 46.95
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This paper covers the first medical maps made and includes copies of each map described. The paper describes the disease of malaria and how modern medical mapping is applied to the study of malaria.
Introduction
Medical Maps
Diseases around the World Being Mapped
Conclusion
From the Paper
"Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds in developing nations. Despite numerous attempts to exterminate it, malaria is one of the few diseases that have been able to continue to spread. During the 1950's, the world health organization stated that Malaria would be eradicated by the use of DDT by the end of the decade. DDT, a miracle insecticide was found in the 1960's to continually decrease in effectiveness. DDT was able to stop large populations of mosquitoes from developing to adulthood. The extermination of mosquitoes, in theory, would destroy the carrier of Malaria, and the disease would die out. DDT was found to have adverse effects in the several environmental areas. The insecticide is soluble in fat. If fish take in the insecticide by consumption of food in an area that has been applied with DDT, then the DDT is concentrated in the fatty tissues of the fish. The fish then can be consumed by a bird, but the bird will most likely consume many fish in one day. This growth in concentration of DDT creates abnormal effects in animals that are high on the food chain. DDT was found to cause the calcium in bird eggs to leech out, making the egg walls very thin, and easily cracked. The cracking of eggs caused the decrease of many bird populations. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned its use n December of 1972 because of the adverse effects the DDT caused. The banning of the DDT chemical for broad use in many highly developed countries spurred the development of other ways to stop the spread of malaria. The extermination of mosquitoes became an unviable avenue. After the banning of DDT in the United State, the focus became clear that Malaria must be contained by the use of drugs that would be distributed to people."
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Impregnated Mosquito Bed Netting, 2006.
A discussion regarding the effectiveness of impregnated mosquito bed netting in preventing malaria in Western Kenya.
5,453 words (approx. 21.8 pages), 17 sources, APA, $ 133.95
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This paper discusses how malaria in Western Kenya, an increasingly serious disease, is responsible for more deaths in the area than HIV/AIDS. The paper reports that the advent and introduction of impregnated mosquito bed netting has raised hopes of a new method of combating malaria. According to the paper, numerous studies attest to the fact that impregnated nets significantly reduce the transmission and infection of malaria in the region; especially among very young children.
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Introduction
Brief Overview
Literature Review
Recommendations and Conclusion
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"The literature also provides a wide range of studies that show that previous conventional methods of fighting malaria have proven in general to be ineffective. This aspect is concisely outlined in an article entitled, When Disease Resists; Malaria's Toll Rises in Tropical Regions As Effectiveness of Chloroquine Falls Off by David Brown ( 1994. ) This article refers to an aspect that has already been touched on; namely that the malaria parasite has become resistant to many previously effective agents. "...the microorganism that causes malaria had become resistant to chloroquine, the standard medicine used to prevent and treat the disease for the previous 40 years." ( Brown,1994) The study also refers particularly to the Kenyan situation."... researchers in Kenya - where chloroquine has been useless for a decade - reported that more than 25 percent of malaria cases in a recent study were resistant to the two more modern and expensive antimalarial drugs, mefloquine and doxycycline." ( Brown,1994) This again raises the central concern that modern drugs are proving to be less and less effective in the fight against malaria."
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Impact of Four Diseases, 2004.
An examination of the social impact of the diseases West Nile virus, malaria, plague, and yellow fever.
3,428 words (approx. 13.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 97.95
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This paper discusses and analyzes the diseases West Nile virus, malaria, plague, and yellow fever. Specifically, it discusses the history and distribution of the diseases in the United States and worldwide and compares each of the diseases as to which is most important individually and overall in terms of relative impact.
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"West Nile virus only appeared in the United States in 1999, but it has become quite a feared disease since then. The virus is contracted in humans from infected mosquito bites, and it can be deadly in people with weakened immune systems, like children and senior citizens. The symptoms of the disease can be minor, like headaches and an insignificant fever. These can increase to confusion, muscle weakness, high fever, and severe headache ("West Nile," 2004). They usually show up 3 to 14 days after being bitten. Symptoms that are more serious include brain swelling, coma, numbness, vision loss, and disorientation but these are far less common. Some people may not show any symptoms of the disease. Infected individuals may have severe impact on their health, and West Nile can kill those with weaker immune systems. By 2002, the disease had "exploded" across the nation, and in 2003, it showed up in mosquitoes in every state in the 48 contiguous states but Oregon and Washington. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), there were 9,858 human cases of the disease in 2003, and 262 deaths. This is down slightly from 284 deaths in 2002 ("West Nile," 2004). This spread all began from one dead crow discovered in New York City with the disease in 1999."
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Epidemics Then and Now, 2000.
An examination of several plagues and epidemics, such as HIV and malaria, including a look at why some diseases die out quickly and others continue to plague humanity.
2,960 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 7 sources, $ 87.95
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"Throughout history there have been many epidemic diseases. Perhaps the most famous in history is an insect-born disease known as the plague. But epidemics are not restricted to history books; several diseases still occur in epidemic proportions today. Despite the strides made in medical knowledge in the past century, diseases such as HIV and malaria still thrive. Understanding why some diseases seemed to die out on their own, while others persist in spite of extensive efforts to eliminate them, may explain what causes epidemics to thrive, and allow humans to predict the longevity and extensiveness of a particular disease. For example, a comparison of the plague with the modern malaria epidemic may explain which characteristics of a microbe help it survive in the modern world."
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