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A 5 page overview of this ancient disease. The impacts of malaria have been widespread over history. Spread by the bites of Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria is particularly prevalent in the tropics. Its symptoms range from mild to severe and can include chills, fever, headaches, and
sweating. More serious impacts target the kidneys, liver, brain, and blood. The disease can even be fatal. The author explores the relationship
between malaria and sickle cell anemia. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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of Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria is particularly prevalent in the tropics. Its symptoms range from mild to severe and can include chills, fever, headaches, and sweating. More serious impacts
target the kidneys, liver, brain, and blood. The disease can even be fatal. The infective organism is the single-celled Plasmodium parasite. Because of its small size the
organism can be injected directly into its victim by the mosquito. They then travel through the blood stream and enter the liver. Once there the bodys immune system
kicks in and attempts to overcome the parasite. The victim then goes through a series of fevers that correspond to the rupture of the red blood cells, ruptures which
result in the release of more plasmodia into the blood stream. Chills occur as the fevers break and the body cools off.
Malaria is most often associated with lesser developed countries such as those found in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. The U.S., however, has experienced the impacts of
this disease first hand through those working in the canal zone of Panama, those serving in the military in the Pacific Islands in World War II and those serving in
the military in Vietnam. We have experienced this disease even more directly, however, right here within the U.S. Malaria, of course, took its historic toll on Native Americans.
More recently, however, we have seen victims die as a result of a secondary condition of malaria, sickle cell anemia.
Interestingly, sickle cell anemia is believed to have evolved to provide an advantage to those living in the tropics against the ravages of malaria. The condition is primarily
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