Detailed Example - Pakistan Malaria Vector-Borne Disease

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One detailed example of a vector-borne disease

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what are symptoms of malaria (4)

fever, high temperature, blood loss, coma, convulsions

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Which groups are at highest risk of death from malaria (2)

pregnant women, children

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3

what is the vector for malaria

female anopheles mosquito

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4

what factors are needed for malaria to spread (2)

stagnant water, tropical temperature

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5

what is the optimum temperature for the development of malarial mosquito larvae

27C

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6

what year was the malaria outbreak

2010

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7

what high temperatures were experienced

50C

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8

what percentage of the country was flooded

8

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9

where was stagnant water able to accumulate (5)

dams, reservoirs, irrigation ditches, bomb craters, footprints

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10

what is the major river in pakistan

indus

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11

how many cases of malaria were there

2M

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12

how many female health workers were made homeless

30,000

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13

how much aid money did the uk provide (in £)

134M

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14

how many healthcare clinics were destroyed

500

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15

how much aid money did the UN request (in $)

2B

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16

what percentage of cases were in rural areas

90

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how many relief camps were built

5928

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18

how many mosquito nets were supplied

290,262

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19

who supplied mosquito nets and dewatering pumps

national disaster management agency

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20

how many dewatering pumps were supplied

45

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21

how many people were left homeless/with damaged homes

12M

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22

by what percentage does malaria decrease a household's income by

35

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23

what chemical is used in antimalarial insecticide sprays

DDT

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24

what chemical is used in antimalarial tablets and coatings for mosquito nets

quinine

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25

how often do mosquito nets need to be replaced

every 6 months

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why do mosquito nets need to be replaced (2)

rips, coating wears off

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why were mosquito nets often not used

finicky

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