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Wanir Barroso

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, UFRJ - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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Nobody needs to contract or die of malaria.Believe it. We need to uncross our arms. We can reduce and even end this human suffering.

"Malaria is an infectious human transmission invisible, non-contagious, acute febrile and potentially rapid and severe evolution if not treated early, mainly caused by P. falciparum, which alone is responsible for almost all deaths from malaria on the planet . This Plasmodium is present and unevenly distributed in most endemic areas or transmission in some regions and other less. In Africa, for example, about 90% of cases are by this parasite in Brazil, this percentage is about 30%. malaria protozoan for this is always a medical emergency that is appropriate and effective treatment is diagnosed quickly. Malaria vaccine does not have a specific and effective for any form or plasmodial Plasmodium. The major clinical complications are malaria the organ failure, so medical emergency. These complications are caused mainly by the intense cell destruction both blood and liver. Plasmodium destroys with the greatest skill and few sick days a huge number of red blood cells that compromise the survival of all other cells of the human organism, as are the red blood cells, the most specialized and responsible for transporting oxygen and metabolites that assure the lives of all others. Plasmodium, cell destruction and toxins derived from this destruction disrupt the operation of all organs, especially the brain. The kidneys, spleen, liver and lungs are functioning and also severely compromised. No other microscopic destroys human cells with great efficiency and speed. Tables of cerebral malaria that represent the most serious forms the disease usually becomes clinically irreversible and rapidly progress to death. Delayed diagnosis and treatment and chemoresistance to antimalarial drugs are the main causes. The neurological sequelae in children from third frames of cerebral malaria is a huge burden on health public and society. Why not think about it every day? " Wanir Barroso, sanitarian.

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    Jun 23 2012: Do you have a concrete proposed solution to eradicate this disease?
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      Wanir Barroso

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      Jun 23 2012: First I would like you to identify, congratulate you for the question. The proposed control of the disease is unique, ie, breaking the life cycle of the disease by treating all patients in the shortest time possible. If we are not in circulation patients exposed to mosquitoes, the mosquitoes have no way of becoming infected with Plasmodium, the protozoan vector of malaria. It is true that we need an army of people, drugs, diagnostic equipment, hospitals and health centers focused on diagnosis and treatment. We have nothing that in any endemic area, simply because malaria is one of the most neglected diseases. We do not need to eradicate mosquitoes that transmit malaria to take control of this anthroponosis on the planet. We can not be discouraged and think that malaria control has no solution. Dr Wanir Barroso, sanitarian in Brazil.
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    Wanir Barroso

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    Jun 21 2012: Half a billion people contract malaria every year on the planet. About 5 percent of these people die of malaria every year, mainly children under 5 years old.
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