What is derived from the bark of several species of Cinchona
Respuesta
Quinine
Cinchona
Pregunta 2
Pregunta
Where were the first records of Malaria found?
Respuesta
Greece
Egypt
Africa
Pregunta 3
Pregunta
______________ can be used to provide protection to risk groups, especially young children and pregnant women in hig
transmission areas.
Respuesta
insecticidal nets and Indoor residual spraying
antimalarial nets
Pregunta 4
Pregunta
The genus of protozoan vertebrate blood parasites that includes the causal agents of malaria
Respuesta
Plasmodium
Anopheles
chloroquine
Pregunta 5
Pregunta
You are most likely to die from
Respuesta
cancer
heart disease
stroke
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Pregunta 6
Pregunta
Several strains of the malarial parasite developed resistance to ____________ which caused malaria t become one the of world's leading re-emerging infectious diseases
Respuesta
Chloroquine
Plasmodium
Pregunta 7
Pregunta
What permitted the European conquest of the tropics?
Respuesta
quinine
cinchona
Pregunta 8
Pregunta
Individuals who inherit ___________ hemoglobin genes with the sickle-cell mutation become ill and often die prematurely, but those who inherit only _________ gene with the mutation ar resistant to malaria
Respuesta
two, one
one, two
Pregunta 9
Pregunta
Malaria is caused by a parasite called
Respuesta
Plasmodium
Glasmodium
Chloroquine
Pregunta 10
Pregunta
Current world population is
Respuesta
8.2 billion
7.2 billion
6.2 billion
Pregunta 11
Pregunta
Only certain species of female mosquitoes of the _____________ genus can transmit malaria
Respuesta
Anopheles
Alopheles
Manopheles
Pregunta 12
Pregunta
Plant extracted anti-malarial drugs include
Respuesta
quinine and artemisinin
quinine and cinchona
Pregunta 13
Pregunta
What percentage of all childhood deaths in Africa are due to malaria?
Respuesta
30%
40%
20%
Pregunta 14
Pregunta
Malaria is caused by a one-celled parasite called
Respuesta
plasmodium
anopheles
chloroquine
Pregunta 15
Pregunta
The Countess of Chinchón was cured of her malaria fever using the bark from a tree which was called afterwards