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Malaria
Malaria is a infectious disease that is transmitted through the bite of the female mosquito. All questions about symptoms, causes, prevention, treatment, and history can be found here.
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Did Davy Crockett survive malaria?
Davy Crockett did not survive malaria; he is best known for his exploits as a frontiersman and politician, but he died at the Battle of the Alamo in 1836. There are no historical records indicating he contracted malaria or survived it. Instead, his legacy is tied to his role in American history rather than any illness he may have faced.
Malaria is a serious tropical disease spread by mosquitoes.
If it isn't diagnosed and treated promptly, it can be fatal.
What statement best describes the role of gametocytes in the spread of malaria?
they cause a chemical reaction that alters human scent
How the parasites of malaria avoid the host's defenses?
Malaria is a difficult infection for the human body to identify and deal with
The parasite has two distinct phases -
in the first, it reproduces inside the liver (it gets here within minutes after a mosquito bites you - and can stay here for 8-30 days, depending on the strain)
Once they burst out of the liver cells, they go into the blood, and infect the red blood cells (second phase, here they again replicate and infect more cells)
It is hard for the body to recognise in the liver, because the body does not really look 'inside' the liver cells as much.
Within the red blood cells, again, it is hidden from a lot of the immune system, and needs to be destroyed in your spleen. (Althought the parasite tries to avoid this by causing your blood to clot, and avoid going to the spleen).
It's important if you have symptoms of fever, and you've stayed in an area with malaria recently, to get checked - it's easily diagnosable! Also, prevention if you're thinking of travelling is cheap and effective.
No. How or what? Another fun acronym to remember: DDT. It is a very easy way to stop malaria. It got a bad wrap due to overuse when it first came out and subsequent consequence for the extreme overuse. It doesn't really harm humans but it did harm birds: it weakened their eggs' strength. Just a little can go a long way and is very effective. Politics over it's misused past is what is holding its use up today. Sorry: you have to blame politics for something else.
What chemicals did many countries use to eradicate malaria?
Many countries used chemicals such as DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and other organochlorine pesticides to eradicate malaria-carrying mosquitoes in the mid-20th century. However, due to environmental and health concerns, the use of these chemicals has been greatly reduced in recent decades in favor of other control measures like insecticide-treated bed nets and indoor residual spraying with safer insecticides.
How do you know if you have milaria?
If your a man you start to look more womanly and vise virsa plus your eyes start to melt
Why do loads of people die from malaria if it is curable?
In poor countries, modern medical care is often not available. Hospitals, doctors, medicines, medical equipment, etc., all cost money, and not everybody has that much money. For that matter, if people just used mosquito netting, which is a lot cheaper than medical care, they could in most cases avoid getting malaria in the first place.
Why it is said breed guppy fish save us from malaria?
Mosquito larvae live in water until adulthood. Guppy fish eat the mosquito larvae reducing the overall number of mosquitoes in that particular area. Infected Anopheles mosquitoes are the carriers/vectors of malaria.
