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Why are malaria infections in Africa found in epidemic proportions?
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∙ 13y ago
People with a sickle-cell gene are resistant, but not immune, to malaria. African people, who were greatly exposed to malaria, were more likely to survive malaria with sickle-cell genes, so the survivors passed it on to their children. Not all African people have sickle-cell genes.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoMalaria is spread very efficiently in Africa by mosquitoes. The climate of Africa allows mosquitoes to be active at all times of the year. In a colder climate, winter interrupts the transmission mechanism.
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∙ 15y agoTo a degree they have. Sickle-cell anemia, which primarily strickens blacks, confers some protection from malaria.
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∙ 14y agoits because there are more mosquitoes in africa. it is a tropical climate, so the mosquitoes breed like rats.
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∙ 12y agomosquitoes
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What is a common disease in Africa?
According to the South African Medical Research Council, the top three transmittable diseases leading to mortality in South Africa are HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and lower respiratory infections. The top three diseases across the entire African continent, according to the Africa Health Blog, are lower respiratory infections, HIV/AIDS, and malaria.
Can you only get malaria in Africa?
You can get malaria in places other than Africa.
Which of these diseases has not been a medical problem in Africa in recent years?
HIV/AIDS is a major problem in Africa, with some countries having an infection rate over ten percent. Other epidemic diseases include Ebola and malaria.
Malaria is located were?
in africa
Where is malaria most?
Africa.
How can you use malaria in a sentence?
In Africa many people died from malaria.
Does South Africa suffer of malaria?
Yes, 3.73 million on average have malaria. Any country where mosquitos with the malaria virus are, you get malaria.
Which region of the world accounts for the majority of HIV infections?
Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for the majority of HIV infections worldwide. The region has been significantly affected by the HIV epidemic, with approximately two-thirds of all people living with HIV residing in this area.
Where is the origin of malaria?
South Africa
Is malaria available in Africa?
yep
What countries does malaria effect?
Africa
Was malaria ever eradicated in Africa?
No.
