Malaria isn't History

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[Chanticleer]

Malaria isn’t history. According to the World Health Organization(WHO), malaria kills more than one million people each year. More than 40% of the world’s population is at risk, in areas such as Africa, Central America, Hispaniola, India, the Middle East, Oceania, South America, and Southeast Asia. Children and pregnant women are most at risk. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report that malaria is the fourth leading cause of death for children under five years of age worldwide. A child dies of malaria every 30 seconds.

[Chanticleer]

I used to think the malaria was history. We talked about it when we learned about the building of the Panama Canal in school. I knew my father had it during WWII. But I didn't realize how prevalent it was today. Thought I'd share.

[Chanticleer]

A friendly ping.

[hoe_cake]

Thank you for posting this! I had no idea.

We are really very comfortable (and fortunate) in this country, aren’t we?

[Chanticleer]

We are. Malaria kills more children under five years old worldwide than measles and HIV/AIDS combined.

Malaria rarely occurs in the U.S., and it's usually attributed to people who have traveled to other countries. There is some indication that there may have been some local transmission, though, which is scary.

Multifocal Autochthonous Transmission of Malaria --- Florida, 2003

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Thanks for the ping...so I have to switch to Gin and Tonic for the quinine in the tonic...

Note to self, sell burbon stock!!

[Chanticleer]

Saw your post about the vaccine. Thought you might be interested.

[Chanticleer]

Good plan!

[RockinRight]

I didn’t realize malaria was still such a force. Good article.

[Chanticleer]

If you haven't already, click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the article where it reads "seven jumbo jets". It takes you to a sobering video, and the voice at the end is Alan Rickman.

[Tatze]

Malaria was almost history until the leftist envro-whackos got DDT banned. Common sense on this issue is slow to come around, but it is turning.

[Ancient Drive]

Jimmah Carte’s Malayse?

[SoldierMedic]

Malaria is still alive and well, and in Africa it is especially deadly. This isn’t so much due to the malaria itself, but a vicious cycle between Malaria and AIDS

When a patient contracts Malaria, they often become enemic, requiring a transfusion, which is a very good way to get AIDS in Africa. The people get innoculations against Malaria, but those needles sometimes are not cleaned and infect many people with HIV.

The Patient with HIV who contracts Malaria is even worse. Due to the weakened immune system as a result of the Malaria, the HIV replicates much faster than otherwise, making the progression from HIV to AIDS much faster.

[SoldierMedic]

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2006/12/07/malaria-hiv.html

[Chanticleer]

I never thought of that connection. Very scary. I know that my father was told never to give blood because he had malaria.

[CholeraJoe]

Actually Gin and tonic was invented to be a tropical cure-all. Tonic for malaria, lime for scurvy and gin for boredom.

[Chanticleer]

Thanks for the link, and many thanks for what you do.

Commendation by Secretary Forrestal

My father is very proud of the commendation the Hospital Corps received for their efforts during WWII. I'm sure the same could be said about Medics.

[SoldierMedic]

No problem. Thanks for that the link to that commendation. I had seen it before, but didn’t know anything much about it.

[allmendream]

When I was stationed in Peru for the USAF I took quinine pills as a prophylactic against contracting malaria. They tell you to not take it on an empty stomach. But what they need to do is TELL YOU NOT TO TAKE IT ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. Some things they tell you that because if you don’t you get a bit of a tummy ache, other things (like quinine) you get a toxic response.

Malaria is so prevalent and so pervasive in human history that where malaria is endemic there are correspondingly high rates of the sickle cell anemia allele for hemoglobin. Being heterozygous for this allele confers resistance to contracting malaria, thus it persists in the population despite homo zygotes being anemic.

[Shyla]

I like your blog Chanti.

You are very talented.

[Bender2]

The only way to do away with Malaria is to kill off all those female Anopheles mosquitoes that spread the disease with DDT, and we all know, the Lib Tree Huggers will never allow that!

I say we rid ourselves... of both all the female Anopheles mosquitoes and all those Democratic beeaches and sumbeeaches that place a damn dangerous insect above human life!