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Columbian Exchange: Malaria In the New World
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Columbian Exchange: Malaria In the New World
Malaria is a disease that attacks the liver and circulatory system
It is transmitted to humans from sub-Saharan, tropical, and subtropical mosquitos
Travels
Metabolic Acidosis
The infection travels to the blood stream, then it travels to the liver to produce and mature
With acid build up, this person can go into metabolic acidosis
Vaccines
There are no current vaccines that are effective
There are antimalarial vaccines to prevent
2010
Malaria
219 million people infected
660,000-1.2 million people killed
Many of those infected and killed were children
Symptoms
Fever, headache, shivering, joint pain, and convulsions
Acid Build Up
Malaria affects thousands of people everyday
P. Falciparum, P. Malariae, P. Ovale, P. Vivax, and P. Knowlesi all infect humans
P. Falciparum and P. Vivax are the deadliest forms of malaria any human can get
When it reaches the liver, it causes acid build up
Mosquito Nets
Most people in Africa use mosquito nets for their children to sleep in