DISEASES

Friday, October 14, 2016

1:17 PM

Malaria Once an infected mosquito bites a human and transmits the

Chikungunya
Symptoms include the fever and joint pain
There is no vaccine and no specific treatment as of
2016. Recommendations include rest, fluids, and medications to help with
fever and joint pain
The disease was first identified in 1952 in Tanzania. The term is from the
Kimakonde language and means to become contorted. It has nothing to do
with chicken!
While you are at it there is a term called NTD (Neglected Tropical Disease)
and Chikungunya comes under it. Why so? Contrast the NTDs with other
big3s HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria who get the bulk funding and
hence are more widely read in media and journals
Pasted from <http://www.civilsdaily.com/topic/billi-is-down-with-chikungunya-lets-know-all-about-
vector-borne-diseases-dengue-malaria-zika-yellow-fever/>
parasites, those parasites multiply in the hosts liver before infecting and
destroying red blood cells.
Despite many decades of intense research and development effort, there
is no commercially available malaria vaccine at the present time. There
is one vaccine close to being licensed for use in Europe and you may
credit Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for that once it comes out.
If left untreated, malaria can be fatal. The aim of treatment is to
eliminate the Plasmodium parasite from the patients bloodstream.
How does malaria cause death?
One serious condition is called cerebral malaria, caused when malaria
parasites stick in the blood vessels in the brain leading to deep coma,
seizures, and death. This affects really young kids the most, usually
when they are still babies and is a very serious illness.
Malaria infection causes the destruction of red blood cells in the body
and also interferes with the bodys ability to make new red blood cells.
So the body becomes starved of oxygen which can lead to death.
Malaria infection can also damage the lungs, and cause massive
breathing difficulties. This is called respiratory distress, and one is the
worst signs for malaria patients.
Pasted from <http://www.civilsdaily.com/topic/billi-is-down-with-chikungunya-lets-know-all-
about-vector-borne-diseases-dengue-malaria-zika-yellow-fever/>

Class B Page 1