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Malaria is an caused by the bite of a mosquito.

under age of five and are the most

vulnerable to the severe forms of malaria. Symptoms of malaria include

and

The species of mosquito that carries the malaria is the Anopheles.
This mosquito prefers to bite at .They usually start searching for a
meal at dusk, and will continue throughout the night until taking a meal. One way to

malaria is to sleep under a treated with

. You should make sure there are no in the

bed net. If you feel the symptoms of malaria you should immediately go to a

centre and if you are given to cure the

malaria you must make sure that you take them as directed by the

worker. Even if you feel better before you have taken all of the

medicines you should continue to take them,until they are finished.

Quiz on Malaria

Test your knowledge on malaria

Choosing from the list of answers below, write down what should go in each of the blank spaces for each of the statements, 1-10. There is only one answer for each statement and no answer can be used more than once.

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List of possible answers

1830
1902
Antelope
Pregnant women and children over 5 years of age.
Portugal and Vanuatu.
Rivers and ponds.
Fever/joint pains/stomach ache.
Insecticide treated nets/ case management/ intermittent prevention of malaria/ covering all water sources.
Unpolluted stagnant water.
Polluted stagnant water.
Neck pain/ bad diarrhoea/ stomach ache.
Drowsiness/fits (convulsions).
Insecticide treated nets/ covering all water sources/ keeping children and pregnant women indoors after dusk/ traditional medicines.
Bird's nests
Brazil
1880

Culex
Malaria parasites.
Newborn babies and old people
Mosquito
Drive away and can kill mosquitoes.
Drowsiness /neck pain.
Cuba and Greece
Insecticide treated nets/ intermittent prevention of malaria/ case management/ indoor residual spraying.
Eating too much rice.
Drowsiness/low blood pressure.
pregnant women and children less than 5 years old.
Anopheles.
Insect bites.
Fever/vomiting/headache.
Reduce attacks of asthma and keep away insects from disturbing sleep.
Pregnant women and teenage girls.
Drive away and can paralyse mosquitoes.
Chile

Here are the statements

Malaria is caused by
The type of mosquito that carries the parasite is called the
Malaria mosquitoes lay their eggs in
The three most common problems that a person with malaria complains about are , and
Two common symptoms that a person with severe malaria has are and
The two advantages of using insecticide treated bed nets are that the and
The cause of malaria was first discovered in Algeria in (state year)
Apart from African countries malaria is endemic in other countries such as
The groups in the population most likely to get malaria are and
The four most effective strategies we have to control malaria are , , and .

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