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The World of Malaria
Date4/16/08 By Chelsea and Mackenzie
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What Is Malaria?
Its a deadly disease that is spread by a
mosquito bite. Luckily it cant spread from
sitting next to a person. On the bad side if a
woman is pregnant her infant could get Malaria
when it is born.
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Where is Malaria most likely found?

• Malaria is mostly fond in Africa, parts of the
  Americas, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the
  Middle East. Also in poorer areas and tropical
  regions.

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How Many Types of Malaria is there?

• There are four types of Malaria.

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What are the types of Malaria?

• The first type of malaria is plasmodium
  Falciparum.
• An other type of malaria is plasmodium Vivax.
• There is also a type of malaria called plasmodium
  Ovale.
• One more type of malaria is plasmodium Malariae.

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I was wondering what are the risks if you get
malaria?

• The number one risks are coma and death!!!!!

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What are the symptoms?

• The symptoms are fever, chills, nausea, and
  flu-like illness.

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What are the treatments?

• There isnt a vaccine that you can take to get
  rid of Malaria. There are only drugs you can
  take. Some treatments are Chloeoquine,
  Sulfadoxine also known as Pyrimethamine, and
  Mefloquine. Sadly not all people can afford to
  buy these treatments.

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Resources!!!

• Videos!!
• Malaria
• Malaria 2 ?
• Malaria3 ?

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The End!!

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