Friday, September 27, 2013

Potential Cure of Malaria

As well know malaria is passed by mosquito who have been infected by these certain parasites. The United States witnesses hundreds of cases As well know malaria is passed by mosquitoes who have been infected by these certain parasites  The United States witnesses hundreds of cases each year, mainly brought in by travelers and immigrants around the world. These travelers come from countries of Southeast Asia or Africa  The transmission of malaria happens when a mosquito feeds on an infected person and then goes around and feeds again on some one else causing a transfer of infected from one person to the next. In a recent news article I read, about a team of scientist who could have potentially found the cure for malaria in the aminopyridine class of drugs. This drug has been tested for eighteen months where is had been going through carious animal trials. The dynamic potential this pill has is huge. Just imagine the number of people who will be aided by this miracle drug. For centuries this disease has killed thousands of individuals and now it will at least save 24 present of the children who are suffering in Africa with this illness.

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  1. I think this research is great, but I'm not sure if it will necessarily 'fix' the problem. A statistic I pulled from the CDC stated that "an estimated 91% of deaths in 2010 were in the African Region." Many families do not have the money for nets, bedclothes, repellant. How will they afford treatment? If we could supply these preventative measures to families living in each region and provide education on the importance of each prevention method the numbers of infection could, in theory, drastically decrease. Prevention is key!

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  2. As a suggestion, make sure you reread your post before publishing. You were quite repetitive in the beginning of the blog.

    Other than this, did the article say how it 'cures' malaria? If so, is it only for those who have malaria already, or can it be used as a preventative pill?

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  3. I agree with Betsy, this is only good if those who need it can get their hands on it. If it's too expensive, then whats the point? They obviously contracted malaria because of lack of funding for any type of repellant.

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  4. 1. Proofread please.
    2. Can you give us a link to your source? My instinct is to doubt claims of "miracle drugs".

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    1. Thanks so pointing that out, I will do that.

      I have the link there but accidentally posted "like here" instead of link here

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