MEDICINE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
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an increase in drug resistant forms of malaria
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climate change
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difficulty in producing a vaccine
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migration of people because of wars
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 2021, nearly half of the world’s population was at risk of malaria. That year, there were an estimated 247 million cases of malaria worldwide. The estimated number of malaria deaths stood at 619 000 in 2021.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the turn of the 21st century, therefore, we estimate that 48% of the global population remain exposed to the risk of malaria, a situation that has deteriorated since the early 1990s and a figure substantially higher than the 40% widely cited.
Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract. PIP: Poverty creates preconditions for malaria and ways for its spread, thereby making it difficult to control malaria. Individual perceptions of illness, in this case malaria, determine people’s response to seeking medical care.
Detailed explanation-4: -The highest transmission is found in Africa South of the Sahara and in parts of Oceania such as Papua New Guinea. In cooler regions, transmission will be less intense and more seasonal. There, P.