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Water diseases

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What is a pathogen?

a disease causing organism

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what is a vector?

an organism that passes a disease without getting sick

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This disease is one of the biggest killers or children globally

malaria

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Malaria is transmitted by the bite of which type of animal (be specific)?

female Anopheles mosquito

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What is the name of the parasite contained in the saliva of a mosquito?

Plasmodium

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Where do mosquitoes lay their eggs?

water

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Why is spraying still water surfaces with oil or insecticide effective against mosquitoes?

mosquito larvae hang from the surface of the water to breathe air

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Why are cases of malaria increasing globally?

climate change, mass movements of people, increasing drug resistance and mosquito resistance

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How can we reduce cases of malaria?

sleep under bed nets, spray houses with insecticides, remove standing water, find a vaccine!

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Name a drug that treats malaria

chloroquine or hydroxycholoqine, quinine

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What do we call a disease the we contract from consuming contaminated water?

water-borne disease

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Name for a disease where the carrier or vector spends part of its lifecycle in water?

Water-bred

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What do we call a disease causing organism?

a pathogen

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Who is most likely to die from malaria?

Children under 5 and pregnant women

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What part of the world suffers the most cases of malaria?

Africa (followed by South East Asia)

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How is the Plasmodium parasite transmitted to humans?

transferred with coagulant through the bite of female Anopheles mosquito infected with the parasite

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