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Why we need to know about malaria?

• We all know that malaria is transmitted by
  mosquitoes and basically it is caused by a bug.
• A bug what we call by medical name Plasmodium.

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Malaria in India

• Malaria has been a problem in India for
  centuries.
• At the time of independence in around 1950, out
  of the population of 330 million/33 crore about
  75 million/7.5 crore people were estimated to be
  infected with malaria every year.
• More than 20 of Indian population!!!
• Means 20 out of every 100 Indian have malaria
  each year.
• Today, Indias population is 1330 million/1.3
  billion/133 crore.
• An increase of 1 billion/1000 million/100 crore
  since 1950, when India became a free country
  (400 increase).
• I can tell you as an MD and it is obvious to me
  that increase was because of 3 simple public
  health steps factors-
• Clean Hands
• Clean Food
• Clean Water

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Symptoms Of Malaria

• Usually begin 10-15 days after infection
• They can include fever, shivering, headache,
  joints pain and fatigue
• Sometime suffer from Vomiting and diarrhea
• Malaria is caused by parasite which are
  transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitos
• The mosquito usually feeds at night

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Why is Malaria Dangerous?

• Malaria in humans can be caused by several
  different parasites the most dangerous, and the
  one which is responsible for over 90 of the
  worldwide deaths from malaria, is Plasmodium
  falciparum.
• P. falciparum is so dangerous is because it
  affects the behaviors of red blood cells. Red
  blood cells that are infected with P.
  falciparum become sticky, and as they pass
  through the small blood vessels inside the bodys
  organs, they become stuck this process is known
  as sequestration. 

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Why is Malaria Dangerous?

• As the number of red blood cells stuck inside the
  small blood vessels increases, blood flow to the
  organ is reduced, which can result in further
  complications.
• When sequestration occurs inside the blood
  vessels in the brain, the result is what is
  clinically recognized as cerebral malaria
  complications can include impaired consciousness,
  coma and even death.

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• Author
• (Prof.) Dr. S Om Goel MD
• From family of doctors
• from AIIMS Delhi University
• MD Medicine U.S.A.
• DM / Fellowship U.S.A

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