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Considering that in the United States there were 1,925 malaria cases reported during 2011, and during the same year there were 1,124 cases in Mexico, the probability of getting malaria is slim to none. The odds would be as follows:
- Odds of contracting malaria in the United States: 1 in 160,000
- Odds of contracting malaria in Mexico: 1 in 100,000
And for comparison purposes, other odds are provided:
- Odds of dying due to a lighning strike: 1 in 84,000
- Odds of dying due to a snake bite or bee sting: 1 in 100,000
- Odds of dying due to an earthquake: 1 in 130,000
So, there is actually a higher possibility of dying by a lightning strike than to catch malaria in Mexico.
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Is there malaria in Puebla Mexico?
You mean the city? No. Puebla is located on the Mexican highlands, where getting malaria is quite unlikely.
Is Ghana a high risk country for malaria?
no
What is the high risk group of malaria?
Africans
Is kruger high risk for malaria?
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How ozone depletion increase malaria risk?
Any link exist
How many people die from malaria in malawi a year?
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What are the affects of malaria?
family effects on malaria can cause bad dammage in the way you live. if your mum or dad works and they catch malaria it can stop you from getting money to help support your family.
Haemorrhage from malaria?
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Are people with Hemophilia prevented of getting Malaria?
No, hemophilia does not confer an advantage against malaria. People with sickle-cell anemia do have an immunity, of sorts.
How much does malaria vaccine cost?
There is no malaria vaccine. There are malaria prophylactics you can take that can prevent the bug from taking hold. You need to strat treatment before the exposure and keep it up a while after leaving the risk area. They can have quite nasty side effects.
How is malaria passed from person to person?
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Facts on malaria?
It is a public health problem today in more than 100 countries inhabited by some 2,400 million people -- 40 percent of the world's population. Malaria is estimated to cause 300- 500 million clinical cases and over one million deaths each year. Every 30 seconds, a child somewhere dies of malaria. In any given year, nearly ten percent of the global population will suffer a case of malaria. Most survive after an illness of 10-20 days. Children are especially vulnerable to malaria. In Africa, where 80% of malaria cases are treated at home, the disease kills one child in twenty before the age of five. Pregnant women are also at high risk. They have an increase risk of disease and death, as well as adverse impacts for their developing babies- including low birth weight, growth retardation, still births and death. In African countries, up to 60% of hospital admissions may be for malaria; that's 6 out of 10 admissions! Travelers to Sub-Saharan Africa have the greatest risk of both getting malaria and dying from their infection. All travelers to any countries with malaria risk may get this potentially deadly disease, and thus taking proper precautions is essential. Other high-risk groups include refugees, displaced persons, or labour forces entering into endemic areas. Source:Felix T. Cat in answers.yahoo.com
