Malaria is caused by disease carrying female Anopheles mosquitoes ( brownish with spotted wings ).
Malaria can be detected by conducting blood test.
Microscope makes things look thousand times bigger.
The dried and powdered bark of Cinchona tree is used to make medicine for malaria.
Earlier people used to boil the bark powder and strain the water which was given to patients, and now it is available in the form of tablets.
The malarial mosquitoes breed in stagnant dirty water.
The baby mosquitoes are known as ‘larvae’.
Larvae look like tiny grey thread like things in water.
To stop the malarial mosquitoes breeding, we must follow certain steps:
Don’t let water collect around your home. Fill up the pits.
Keep the water pots, coolers and tanks clean. They should be dried every week.
Use mosquito nets to protect yourself.
Spray kerosene if water has collected at some place.
Mosquitoes also cause diseases like dengue and chikungunya.
House flies also spread germs and causes diseases like cholera, diarrhoea, dysentery, etc.
Malaria is mainly found in areas where it rains a lot or in swampy places.
Ronald Ross discovered that mosquitoes spread malaria and got the Nobel Prize for medicine in December 1902.
The lack of haemoglobin or iron in the blood causes Anaemia.
Jaggery, amla and green leafy vegetables are some sources of iron.
Anaemia affects both physical and mental health. Due to this, children do not grow well and their energy levels remain low. And it also affects their ability to study.
Iron tablets are distributed among students in schools.
