Malaria+Epidemic+in+Africa


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 * =The current situation=

**DEATH BY MALARIA** **MALARIA FACTS**
 * Number of fatal cases of malaria each year: over 1 million
 * Most common age at death: 4 years
 * Every 30 seconds, a child dies of malaria
 * Five percent of African children are killed by malaria, almost 3,000 each day, or the equivalent of seven jumbo jets full of children crashing every day.
 * Up to 23 percent of African infants are born with the malaria parasite.
 * Of the 300-500 million clinical cases of malaria that occur globally each year, 90 percent of them are in Africa.
 * Malaria is endemic in more than 90 countries.
 * Forty percent of the world population is at risk for malaria.
 * Ten percent of world population gets sick each year with malaria.


 * =How this situation is being addressed=

There are multiple treatments, here are some: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 213-215. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 17 Apr. 2012
 * 1) Cinochoa bark
 * 2) Bloodletting
 * 3) Cathartes
 * 4) Quinine
 * 5) DDT
 * 6) Nets
 * =Resources on the topic=
 * Blake, John B. "Malaria." Dictionary of American History. Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Vol. 5. **

Alexander and Walter C. Rucker. Vol. 1. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2010. 65-66. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 19 Apr. 2012.
 * Eversole, Theodore W. "Malaria." Encyclopedia of African American History. Ed. Leslie M. **

Oct.-Nov. 2001. Web. 26 Apr. 2012.
 * Guardian. "Malaria Slowing Down Economic Growth in Africa." 302 Found. Guardian, **

Organization, 2008. 15. Gale Student Resources In Context. Web. 26 Apr. 2012.
 * "Progress in the fight against malaria." World Health Statistics 2008. World Health **

[|https://twitter.com/#!/MalariaNoMore] The World needs to stress the importance of ending malaria. With enough support and enough funds, malaria can be stopped. Below are links to reputable malaria organizations and charitys: [] [] []
 * =What possible steps should be taken in the future=
 * =What you can do to help=