Thematic brief. This brief highlights the link between climate change and VBDs in Asia Pacific. Using malaria to tell the narrative, it lists key actions that policymakers and the public health community can consider in addressing the impact of a changing climate on health. The brief also includes ...a list of resources that countries can benefit from in planning their response.
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                                                                This educational video uses the story of Zara, a student who develops a high fever and is diagnosed with malaria, to explain the causes and life cycle of the disease. It clarifies that malaria is not directly caused by mosquitoes, but by a protozoan parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted t...hrough the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
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                                                                Every two minutes, a child under the age of 5 dies from malaria. Under-five children accounted for 67 per cent of all malaria deaths worldwide in 2018. Most of them occurred in sub-Saharan Africa where an estimated 24 million children were infected with its deadliest form. In addition to being the t...hird-deadliest infectious disease for children, malaria infection and the costs of treatment traps families in a cycle of illness, suffering and poverty.This year’s World Malaria Day is marred by the emergence of the COVID-19 outbreak, which further threatens people’s lives and well-being. Public health officials are taking precautionary and often aggressive measures to limit transmission of this virus, including reductions in social movement, physical distancing, hand-washing and recommending the use of personal protection equipment in high-risk settings. However, while focusing on combating this disease, the world cannot afford to ignore other diseases, such as malaria.
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                                                                Plasmodium falciparum est l'un des eucaryotes unicellulaires causant le paludisme. La compréhension de son cycle de vie est indispensable à la mise en place de moyens de lutte adaptés.
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                From half the world to a quarter of the world within one century
                                                            
                         
                     
                                                        
                        
                        
                            
                            
                                                                uploaded by Yao Stephane to researchgate