Warming and the Winged Assassin

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Warming and the Winged Assassin

• A Climate and Society Presentation
• By
• Elisaul Perdomo and Laura Bscher

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What is Malaria?
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Where is the Risk?
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The Cost of Malaria
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About 3.3 billion people - half of the world's
population - are at risk of malaria. Every year,
this leads to about 250 million malaria cases and
nearly one million deaths. People living in the
poorest countries are the most vulnerable.
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One in five (20) of all childhood deaths in
Africa are due to malaria. It is estimated that
an African child has on average between 1.6 and
5.4 episodes of malaria fever each year. Every 30
seconds a child dies from malaria in Africa.
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Malaria causes an average loss of 1.3 of annual
economic growth in countries with intense
transmission. It traps families and communities
in a downward spiral of poverty,
disproportionately affecting marginalized and
poor people who cannot afford treatment or who
have limited access to health care.
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Malaria has lifelong effects through increased
poverty and impaired learning. It cuts attendance
at schools and workplaces. However, it is
preventable and curable.
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Method of Attack

• CAUSED BY  Plasmodium
• LOCATION  Tropical Regions
• TYPE  Vector Borne Disease   
• TRANSMITTED BY  Anopheles Mosquito

Diagram from Thomas, Peter. (n.d.). Rotarian
against malaria - solomon islands. Retrieved from
http//www.ramguadalcanal.com.sb/Images/malariacyc
le.jpg
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In a Changing Climate

• Factors Influencing Malaria Spread
• TEMPERATURE  Increasing
• PERCIPITATION  Changing Pattern
• ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION  More CO2

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Future Trends
It is estimated that malaria transmission will
increase between 12-27 based on the IPCC future
temperature estimates (1.8C) for the next 100
years 
The IPCC suggests that increasing global
temperatures will probably lead to an increase in
global evaporation and to a corresponding
increase in mean global precipitation.
As droughts and floods would become more common
in wet and dry areas, respectively, radically
increasing the amount of stagnant water pools in
both cases.
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Thank you!