Untreated malaria can kill a child in 1 or 2 days. Many children die from malaria. Malaria causes anemia. It prevents children from growing well. Weak blood makes them tired, drowsy and weak. Malaria prevents children from doing well in school. Children with weak blood are often sick with other illnesses. Anemia in pregnancy may the baby to be born too early, too small, or dead. In the womb, infants get nutrients from the mother’s If her is too weak, the infant will not grow well. Anemia in pregnancy increases the risk of the mother dying in childbirth. Anemia makes the blood and the mother very weak. If she loses too much blood during birth, she will not survive. Additional Information for the Trainer Child Death For children under five years of age (worldwide), malaria is the fourth largest cause of death. One out of every three children (under age five) who become ill with malaria will die. Immunity Many adults get malaria. Some have malaria several times a year without serious illness. They have developed some immunity (resistance) against the sickness and may become ill, but will rarely die. Their body has seen the parasite before and has made an internal medicine to combat the sickness. Pregnancy reduces the immunity of women increasing the risk for severe illness. Infants have little or no immunity and are at high risk of severe malaria and death. Malaria in Pregnancy Malaria is the cause of 10% of all maternal deaths and 60% of stillbirths. Anemia Women with severe anemia are 3.5 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than women without anemia. Find more information about anemia in Module 1, Lesson 4. Impact of Malaria on Food Security (Picture 1.4) 5 minutes ─ 9. Show: Ask the caregivers to describe what they see in the picture on page 11.
Untreated malaria can kill a child in 1 or 2 days. Many children die from malaria. Malaria causes anemia. It prevents children from growing well. Weak blood makes them tired, drowsy and weak. Malaria prevents children from doing well in school. Children with weak blood are often sick with other illnesses. Anemia in pregnancy may the baby to be born too early, too small, or dead. In the womb, infants get nutrients from the mother’s If her is too weak, the infant will not grow well. Anemia in pregnancy increases the risk of the mother dying in childbirth. Anemia makes the blood and the mother very weak. If she loses too much blood during birth, she will not survive. Additional Information for the Trainer Child Death For children under five years of age (worldwide), malaria is the fourth largest cause of death. One out of every three children (under age five) who become ill with malaria will die. Immunity Many adults get malaria. Some have malaria several times a year without serious illness. They have developed some immunity (resistance) against the sickness and may become ill, but will rarely die. Their body has seen the parasite before and has made an internal medicine to combat the sickness. Pregnancy reduces the immunity of women increasing the risk for severe illness. Infants have little or no immunity and are at high risk of severe malaria and death. Malaria in Pregnancy Malaria is the cause of 10% of all maternal deaths and 60% of stillbirths. Anemia Women with severe anemia are 3.5 times more likely to die during pregnancy and childbirth than women without anemia. Find more information about anemia in Module 1, Lesson 4. Impact of Malaria on Food Security (Picture 1.4) ─ 5 minutes 9. Show: Ask the caregivers to describe what they see in the picture on page 11.
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