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Improving Public Health (in Africa)
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Improving public health in Africa.
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africa
diseases
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Improving Public Health (in Africa)
Climate
90% of tropical diseases occur in Africa
organisms that cause diseases thrive on tropical weather
insects that carry diseases thrive on tropical weather
Disease
malaria
carried by mosquitos
causes flu-like symptoms
began as an epidemic, then became a pandemic
can be treated
draining or treating water where insects breed
sleeping under mosquito nets treated with chemicals to kill insects
some are infectious (spread rapidly)
Poverty
contributes to the spread of disease
lack of money (cannot buy...)
mosquito nets
screened windows
technology for draining insect breeding grounds
raises the rates of other infections
overcrowding
poor sanitation
contaminated water
The Fight Against Disease
common diseases
malaria
HIV/AIDS
yellow fever
vaccines
treatments designed to increase immunity, or resistance, to a particular disease
organizations are helping to find cures for diiseases
non-profits
Malaria No More
World Health Center
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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