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Why Can Malaria Be Prevented Very Easily

Malaria as a disease is a very common one. It affects millions of people from all over the world each year. The death and the damage that the disease causes in the human population is immense. There are many people who suffer repeatedly from the disease because they are bitten by these mosquitoes repeatedly. Though the disease spreads on a massive scale and affects millions all over the world, the treatment is very simple, unless the person suffers from the most severe form of Malaria.

The prevention of the disease is much simpler, but the people have to know about the disease to be able to take care of themselves. The best method that can help the person to prevent the disease is to prevent the mosquito bite. This is more simple when it is said that when it is done. This is because the mosquitoes seem to find some way of biting their quarry.

In spite of this, it is much easier to prevent Malaria than it is to prevent various other diseases. The primary method that can be used to prevent the Malaria is to use mosquito nets. These nets are very useful to keep the mosquitoes away when the person is sleeping. Other than the time of sleeping, the person who needs to protect from getting Malaria should make sure that they use a lot of mosquito repellents. The covering of the exposed parts of the body when the person is going outdoor is very important. If any parts of the body are exposed, then it too can lead to the incidence of Malaria. So, it should be remembered by every person in areas that are endemic to Malaria that it is very easy to prevent Malaria by taking certain simple precautions like using mosquito nets and mosquito repellents.

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Mosquito Nets In The Prevention Of Malaria

Malaria is a common disease in the tropical countries. This does not mean that the disease Malaria is not present in the developed countries. There are incidences of Malaria reported from almost all countries in the world. Malaria is transmitted from one person to another because of the bite of a mosquito. When the mosquito bites a person who is infected with Malaria and then bites another person who is not infected, the infection is transmitted from the affected person to the healthy person.

The best method of preventing the occurrence of Malaria is by the use of various repellents for Malaria. The repellents have various uses, but they have certain disadvantages too. The repellents that are used to keep the mosquitoes away are all effective only for a particular period of time. Once the effect of the mosquito repellent wears off, it can cause the mosquitoes to bite and cause the disease.

The best methods of keeping away the mosquitoes are the nets that are used when you sleep. If you live in a area where there is a lot of mosquitoes, then the best thing that can be done is to use these nets at night when you sleep. During the day time and other times, repellents are useful and when a person is active, there is a less risk of mosquito bites. Most of the malaria causing bites by the mosquitoes occurs during the night when the person is sleeping. This can be prevented by the regular use of the mosquito nets.

The nets to prevent the entry of mosquitoes are either normal nets or they can have a layer of mosquito repelling medication on it. This will prevent the mosquitoes from going near the net and prevent Malaria in the person. This is the economical and efficient method of avoiding Malaria.

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New Preventative Tools for Malaria Control

Although the older tools; treated bed nets, artemisinin-containing combination treatments (ACTs), intermittent preventative treatment (IPTp) for pregnant women and residual spraying, have been working, researchers are continuously looking for further improvements while scaling up these proven methods.

Some of the newest preventative tools for malaria control include new vaccines and drugs, updated diagnostic tests, insecticide-treated materials and improved systems for the distribution of malaria control. Observing the operation of these controls, ensuring safety and effectiveness and validating collaboration with current methods are critical areas for efficiency of new tools.

One of the most important new tools is the rapid malaria diagnostic test which expands diagnosis of malaria to rural areas that have limited access to medical facilities. Learning about the limitations of current tests will help researchers develop more effective and efficient tests in the future. This will be accomplished by reviewing strategies based on mass screening and treatment of those that are healthy which could be utilized as a method to respond to isolated outbreaks.

The second tool is an improvement of an old, but effective method: insecticides. New technology has allowed for longer-use, wash-resistant bed nets as well as improved formulas for indoor residual spraying (IRS). One new use of these tools include, covering areas where mosquitoes may enter a residence. Also, the durability of nets to decrease the probability of holes is also being reviewed. Additionally, paints containing insecticide are being tested for use on the walls of houses and in buildings.

Health organizations across the globe have moved from basic research and development to applied research with the strategic initiatives to control or eliminate malaria. Paired with the massive research being conducted to find a cure, these new preventative tools are sure to save additional lives and help to further control the spread of malaria. As technology improves, these methods will continually progress until malaria is contained or completely eradicated.

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The scourge of Malaria

The science of medicine has advanced by leaps and bounds in the past few decades of human civilization leading to the prosperity of our species. We age slower, live longer. But only some of us; many of our brethren are not so fortunate.

Like a dark cloud in a silver sky, there are certain scourges that have become the bane of human beings. Certain diseases that refuse to go and take too many lives each year. That too of children and people living in squalor and apathy. Several hundreds of children die each year in many parts of the world due to malaria. The bite of the female anopheles variety carried from one human being to another consumes the life of a child in Africa every 45 seconds, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Children across the world are particularly vulnerable due to their low immunity. African children are even more susceptible because of the under-hygienic living conditions in which many of them try to survive. The malaria-carrier mosquitoes thrive in humid conditions and wherever waste accumulates. Poverty forces people, especially children, in Africa to live in squalor. Also, poor people are unable to sustain malaria treatment costs over a prolonged period.

Many countries in the temperate and sub-tropical climatic zones have been able to eradicate the disease but tropical countries have not been able to. Also, research in the past few decades has revealed that anti-malaria vaccinations have failed or been largely ineffective as malaria parasites quickly become resistant to drugs and reappear in other forms. This has been one reason why organizations like WHO and UNICEF moved away from focusing on malaria eradication to malaria control.

Two of the most recommended malaria-control methods are: sleeping inside the cover of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and spraying the interiors of residences with residual insecticides.

Since inability to eradicate malaria still challenges the medical world, taking anti-malaria preventive measures is the only way out.

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