1. Skin Cancer and Malaria
By: Nidhi Kontham

2. Symptoms
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flu
High fever
Chills
Muscle pain
Damage to- heart, lungs, kidney, brain

3. Prevention
• Taking medicines before, after and when
you are in a country where malaria is
common can help prevent it. however, in
come countries some parasites are
resistant to these medicines.
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• There are also nets and sprays that can
be used for prevention against bites.

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places:
Subsaharan africa
Asia
Latin america
Some parts of the middle east
Some part of europe
Malaria often occurs in tropical and humid places.
• Malaria can only occur when the temperature is
above 20 degrees. Therefore malaria is not
common during colder seasons in some countries
or in the colder areas of countries. This is because
the mosquito cannot survive in these conditions
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People with any age can get malaria, there is no age
were it is common. People can even get malaria
when they are a fetus and if their mother is infected
with the disease. However children under 5 years old
have a weaker immune system and tend to get it
worse.

5. Symptoms
 unusual spots on skin
 Spots, moles or freckles that change in size or shape or colour
 A sore that doesn’t heal
 Spots that bleed

6. Prevention
 protecting the skin- wearing protective clothing,
applying sunscreen
 Reducing exposure to the sun, makes skin
cancer less likely for you to get

7. • People normally get skin cancer in
summer season and season where
there are very strong UV rays and
times when being sunburnt is more
likely.
• Skin cancer is caused by exposure
to UV rays. It is more likely for
someone to get skin cancer as they
are older, if they do then their skin
becomes wrinkly and they develop
moles and spots.
• Skin cancer occurs in places with
strong UV rays and places with
heavy exposure from the sun. in the
countries with the darkest shades
there is the most sun exposure and
most cases of skin cancer
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8. • 3 sources- Skin Cancer
• http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/798/b1000/skin-cancer30/skin-cancer-treatmenttypes/?pp=33864&cc=254&&ct=23
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• Human diseases by elizabeth sakker, catherine
odlum, robert garner
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• http://www.healthcentral.com/encyclopedia/408/588.html