Physiological Determinants of Global Health

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 15.06.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Content Objectives
  3. Background and Rationale
  4. Demographics
  5. Content Objectives
  6. Microscopy
  7. Characteristics of life
  8. Cells and Microorganisms
  9. Malaria
  10. The Mosquito
  11. Human Health and Implications
  12. Malaria and Climate Change
  13. Remediation and Ethics
  14. Classroom Activities
  15. Teaching Strategies
  16. Appendix
  17. Bibliography
  18. Notes

The Changing Threat of Malaria and the Impact on Global Health

Joe Van Sambeek

Published September 2015

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Bibliography

“A Blanket Around the Earth.” http://climate.nasa.gov/causes/.

Accessed 05/08/15

With meteorological satellites widely positioned, no source is better than NASA for

understanding Earth’s atmosphere and impending climate change.

Anopheles Mosquito” http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/biology/mosquitoes/

Center for Disease Control.

Accessed 05/08/15

The CDC’s main purpose is monitoring disease, therefore, the mosquito as a vector for

malaria is one of their important subject areas and they provide comprehensive

information.

Aplin, Graeme., Beggs, Paul., et. al. Global Environmental Crisis. 2nd Edition. Oxford

University Press. 1999

Darkoh, Michael, and Apollo Rwomire. Editors. Human Impact on Environmental and

Sustainable Development in Africa. Burlington, VT.: Ashgate Publishing, 2003

A good source for content knowledge for teachers regarding human interaction with ecology.

California State Board of Education, Content Standards. http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/  Accessed 07/08/15

CDC Facts About Malaria

http://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/facts.htmlhttp://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/facts.html

Accessed 07/20/15

Classroom Activities: Factors That Affect the Mosquito Life Cycle

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/classroom-activities-factors-affect-mosquito-life-cycle

Accessed 07/10/15

A good teacher resource for information and ideas on growing mosquitoes in the classroom.

Hall, John E., and Arthur C. Guyton. Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology.

12th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier, 2012.

Excellent guide for understanding the circulatory system.

“How Many Species Are There on Earth and in the Ocean?”

http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.1001127

Accessed 07/11/15

Good source for knowledge of biological diversity.

Robbins, John. “Migrating Birds Arriving Earlier”

http://www.abcbirds.org/newsandreports/releases/120326.html.

Accessed 05/08/15

The Lifecycle of the Malaria Parasite- Malaria Vaccine Initiative http://www.malariavaccine.org

Accessed 07/12/15

Provides critical knowledge of the growth and development of the malaria parasite for teachers and students.

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine-

http://needtoknow.nas.edu/id/threats/global-killers/http://needtoknow.nas.edu/id/threats/global-killers/

Accessed 07/12/15

Excellent background source on malaria.

What is Sickle Cell Disease? National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute-

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/sca

Accessed 07/20/15

What You Need to Know About Infectious Diseases- Global Killers:

Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory Mosquito Website.

http://mosquito.ifas.ufl.edu/Mosquito_Biology.htm

Accessed 08/14/15

Excellent source about mosquito life cycle in tropical climates.

World Health Organization 10 Facts on Malaria:

http://www.who.int/features/factfiles/malaria/en/

Accessed 07/10/15

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