Malaria JEOPARDY! Play game ELCA Malaria Campaign Biology Social Studies 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 History Medicine The life cycle of the malaria parasite involves these two hosts. What are humans and mosquitoes? Final Jeopardy Only this sex of Anopheles mosquito can infect humans with malaria. What is the female? Final Jeopardy Malaria containment projects can target mosquitoes in any of the four stages in their growth cycle, which are these. What are egg, larva, pupa and adult? Final Jeopardy Mosquitoes require this particular condition for their breeding grounds, and eliminating it can help to prevent malaria. What is stagnant [standing] water? Final Jeopardy This is the name of the parasite that causes malaria in humans. What is Plasmodium? Final Jeopardy It costs this much to provide a bed net and training to protect against malaria-carrying mosquitoes. What is $10? Final Jeopardy This fraction of the world’s population, about 3.3 billion people, live in areas where malaria is prevalent. What is one-half? Final Jeopardy SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name THREE costs that malaria forces families to bear. The Hidden Costs of Malaria Travel to clinic Treatment cost Lost work days School absences Prevention expenses Burial expenses Final Jeopardy “Indoor residual spraying” is a method that uses an application of this to kill mosquitoes inside the home. What is a (pyrethroid) insecticide? Final Jeopardy SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name THREE techniques communities and individuals can use to prevent malaria. Malaria Prevention Techniques Bed nets Pre-natal malaria care Insect repellant Wear long sleeves Eliminate standing water Final Jeopardy This award was given to Ronald Ross (1902), Alphonse Laveran (1907), and Paul Muller (1948) for their research into the transmission and treatment of malaria. What is the Nobel Prize? Final Jeopardy Formerly known as the Communicable Disease Center, this government agency in Atlanta contributed to the elimination of malaria in the United States in the early 1950’s. What are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [the CDC]? Final Jeopardy This ancient Greek physician recognized the symptoms of malaria and attributed them to the ingestion of stagnant water. Who is Hippocrates? Final Jeopardy This substance, derived from tree bark and also a key ingredient in tonic water, was used by Native Americans to combat fevers. What is quinine? Final Jeopardy The symptoms of malaria were described as long ago as 2700 BCE in this country. What is China? Final Jeopardy SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name THREE symptoms of mild malaria. Symptoms of Malaria (Mild) Fever Chills Nausea and vomiting Sweats Headaches Body aches Malaise Final Jeopardy SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name THREE symptoms of severe malaria. Symptoms of Malaria (Severe) Anemia Seizures Respiratory distress Low blood pressure Organ failure Coma Final Jeopardy Malaria infection in a pregnant woman can cause premature birth and this symptom in babies. What is low birth weight? Final Jeopardy According to the most recent statistic, nearly this many people die every year of malaria, most of them children and pregnant women in Africa. What is 650,000? Final Jeopardy This is currently the best way to treat malaria. What is drug treatment? (Artemisinin-based combination drug therapy) Final Jeopardy This is the ELCA’s website for the ELCA Malaria Campaign, where you can find information and resources to help you raise money and awareness. What is www.elca.org/malaria? Final Jeopardy This is the fund-raising goal of the ELCA Malaria Campaign. What is $15 million? Final Jeopardy SOUND OFF!!! All teams can play – All teams can score Name FOUR of the twelve countries in which the ELCA Malaria Campaign works with our companions to prevent and treat malaria. ELCA Malaria Campaign companions are in: Angola Central African Republic Liberia Malawi Mozambique Namibia Nigeria South Sudan Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Final Jeopardy This governing body of the ELCA voted to bring the ELCA Malaria Campaign to the national church, at its meeting in August 2011. What is the ELCA Churchwide Assembly? Final Jeopardy The LYO group in this synod led the way in organizing their malaria work, beginning in 2010. What is the Rocky Mountain Synod? Final Jeopardy FINAL JEOPARDY Bible In chapter four of this Gospel, Jesus reads from an Isaiah scroll and declares, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free...” What is Luke?