Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Basics of Malaria
An overview of malaria and the types of Plasmodium that is carried by the Anopheles mosquito infecting red blood cells and liver cells in the human body. Symptoms of malaria are also discussed.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Diagnosing Malaria
The three-step process of diagnosing malaria is explained.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Preventing Malaria
An overview of how to prevent getting malaria including insecticides, repellents, eliminating mosquito breeding areas, malaria prophylactic drugs.
Library of Congress
Loc: Health and Welfare in Pakistan
This site from The Library of Congress discusses the poverty rate and welfare in Pakistan. Access to safe water, Western healthcare, and leading causes of death are also discussed. The information that is presented is brief but factual.
Other
Malaria Foundation International: Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite
This site has a diagram of the life cycle of the malaria parasite.
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The Wellcome Trust: 'Mal' Gene Variants Discovered
This interesting site explains how a gene providing protection against malaria can also increase the risk of the disease.
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The Wellcome Trust: Malaria Resistant Mosquitoes Thrive in Lab
This interesting site explains how researchers are genetically developing malaria resistant mosquitoes to minimize the threat of malaria infection.
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The Wellcome Trust: Plasmodium Falciparum
This effective site provides background information about the plasmodium falciparum parasite which causes the most severe form of malaria.
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The Wellcome Trust: Why Don't We Have a Malaria Vaccine?
This interesting site explains why trying to develop a malaria vaccine is more complicated than trying to develop a vaccine for measles.
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The Wellcome Trust: Bednets
This succinct site examines the pros and cons of bednets in the prevention of malaria.
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The Wellcome Trust: Diagnosis of Malaria
Clinical observations, case histories, and diagnostic tests are presented in this site as ways to diagnosis malaria.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science Safari: Fighting Malaria
Explore the issues surrounding the mosquito infestations. Investigate surface tension to explain how the egg rafts stay afloat and mosquitoes are able to stand on the water's surface, and review proper disposal of automobile tires.
EL Education
El Education: Malaria
Students research world health and global diseases and create a comic and activity book to raise awareness of global health issues, malaria in particular. In addition, students started a fund raising campaign to raise money for mosquito...
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The Wellcome Trust: Malaria and People at a Glance
This concise site provides a brief look at the impact of malaria parasites on the human body.
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The Wellcome Trust: Malaria, Treatment and Control at a Glance
This brief site comments on the problems in treating and controlling malaria.
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The Wellcome Trust: Malaria, the Mosquito at a Glance
This concise site provides general information about mosquitoes and specific information about the anopheles mosquito.
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World Health Organization: What Is Malaria?
The World Health Organization provides some factual and statistical information regarding malaria. The article tells the causes, the four types of human malaria, symptoms, and up-to-date prevention and treatment methods.
Curated OER
Malaria Foundation International: Life Cycle of the Malaria Parasite
This site has a diagram of the life cycle of the malaria parasite.