Infectious Disease and Public Health

Malaria and Public Health Name Institution Course and Code Professor Date Malaria and Public Health Description of Malaria and Reasons for Choosing the Disease Malaria refers to a severe disease caused by parasites that are usually spread from one person to another via the mosquito bites of the infected female mosquitoes, Anopheles. In particular, it is a considerable global health problem, impacting the inhabitants of subtropical and tropical and subtropical areas. I selected malaria because of its massive existence, its international effect on the global population's health, and the continuous work of health organizations to fight against it (Monroe et al., 2020). Malaria affects the infected's health and the affected areas' economic affairs. Government Departments' Efforts to Mitigate Malaria Impact Worldwide, government agencies have executed many measures with the deliberate aim of minimizing the negative effects of the disease. Malaria prevention and control programs at the national level, run by the United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), aim to reduce the disease burden not only in the USA but in many other countries of the world (Monroe et al., 2020). CDC offers malaria control and stakeout through its activities, such as prevention, treatment, diagnostics, and research, including a collaborative anti-global malaria effort. Moreover, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) funds control programs distributed for bed nets and antimalarial drugs. Investigations, Research Studies, and Surveillance Data Analyses of Malaria The diversity of investigations and research conducted to understand and combat malaria has been considered. Permits for analyzing data obtained from surveillance to capt...