Stopping the transmission of Malaria: Very Brief Introduction

In a year it infects nearly 500.000.000 people worldwide And this year alone it will kill 1.000.000 people 75% are children under the age of 5 We’re talking about a disease that is both preventable curable Malaria is transmitted by the bite of these mosquitos The malaria parasites develop within the mosquito gut for around a week An unsuspecting victim is bitten and the parasites are injected with the mosquitos saliva into the bloodstream. Insecticidetreated bed nets prevent the transmission of malaria at night, when the vast majority of mosquito bites occur.

In a year it infects nearly

500 000 000

people worldwide

And this year alone it will kill

1 000 000 people

And this year alone it will kill

1 000 000 people

75% are children under the age of 5

We’re talking about

a disease that is both

preventable

curable &

We’re talking about

Malaria is transmitted by the

(Most common species)

Anopheles Gambiae

Malaria is transmitted by the

(Most common species)

Anopheles Gambiae

Here’s how it happens

1 An infected person is bitten by a mosquito

1 An infected person is bitten by a mosquito

2 The malaria parasites

develop within the mosquito gut for around a week.

Monday

2 The malaria parasites

develop within the mosquito gut for around a week.

into the bloodstream.

4 They then travel

to the liver where

they reproduce

5 Weeks to

months later the malaria parasites start to multiply within red blood cells, destroying them and causing

5 Weeks to

months later the malaria parasites start to multiply within red blood cells, destroying them and causing

- Headache

5 Weeks to

months later the malaria parasites start to multiply within red blood cells, destroying them and causing

- Headache

- Fever

5 Weeks to

months later the malaria parasites start to multiply within red blood cells, destroying them and causing

- Headache

- Fever

- Coma

5 Weeks to

months later the malaria parasites start to multiply within red blood cells, destroying them and causing

- Headache

- Fever

- Coma

And finally…

How do we solve this

We have

anti-malaric drugs

We have

anti-malaric drugs

but they’re usually

$$$$$

And erradicating the mosquitos isn’t easy…

But there is a solid

alternative

Protective Nets

Insecticide-treated bed nets prevent the transmission of malaria

at night , when the vast majority of

mosquito bites occur

And they can reduce transmission as much as

in areas with high coverage rates

distributes these nets with the support of many organizations

United Nations

World Health Organization

Center for Disease Control

In fact, they’ve already sent

3 249 577 nets

to 15 African countries

But they rely on donations made by people just like

The math is pretty simple

10 10 dollars For every

donated…

The math is pretty simple

The math is pretty simple

One net is sent on your

behalf

For every

10 dollars

donated…

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João Paulo Reis Alves