Malaria Control
Definition
Malaria control refers to the efforts and strategies implemented to prevent and reduce the transmission of malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease. It involves measures such as insecticide-treated bed nets, indoor residual spraying, and antimalarial drugs.
Analogy
Think of malaria control as a fortress protecting a city from an invading army. The fortress has walls (bed nets), soldiers (insecticides), and weapons (antimalarial drugs) to defend against the enemy (mosquitoes carrying malaria).
Related terms
Vector: A vector is an organism that transmits a disease from one host to another. In the case of malaria, mosquitoes are the vectors.
Anopheles Mosquito: Anopheles mosquitoes are the specific type of mosquitoes that transmit malaria parasites to humans.
Endemic: Endemic refers to a disease or condition that is regularly found in a particular area or population. Malaria is endemic in many tropical regions around the world.
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