Chapitre 1: Reading comprehension - Anglais Terminale D | DigiClass
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I.  Text

TEXT: malaria

 

Malaria is a common infection in hot, tropical areas but can also occur very rarely in temperate climates. It is caused by parasites of the Plasmodium species, which are carried by mosquitoes infected from biting someone who already has the disease. Malaria is then transmitted to other people when infected mosquitoes bite them. Rarely, it is passed from person to person, or through blood transfusion, organ donation, or shared needles. Worldwide, 300 to 500 million people are infected with malaria each year. Most cases occur in sub- Saharan Africa, with approximately 2 million people dying there each year. Asia, Latin America, and parts of Europe are also affected by malaria. Malaria is rare in the United States, with only about 1,300 cases reported each year over the last 10 years. Most of these cases occurred in travelers, military personnel, and immigrants who had become infected by malaria parasites outside the United States.

Early symptoms of malaria can include irritability and drowsiness, with poor appetite and trouble sleeping. These symptoms are usually followed by chills, then a fever with rapid breathing. Additional symptoms of malaria include headache, nausea, aches and pains all over the body especially the back and abdomen, and an abnormally large spleen. Convulsions or loss of consciousness may occur if malaria affects the brain. If it affects the kidneys, the amount of urine produced might be abnormally low.

With treatment, malaria can usually be cured in about 2 weeks. Without treatment, it can be fatal, especially in children who are poorly nourished. Health authorities try to prevent malaria by using mosquito control programs aimed at killing mosquitoes that carry the disease. If you travel to an area of the world with a high risk for malaria, you can install window screens, use insect repellents, and place mosquito netting over beds. Insecticide-impregnated bed netting has successfully reduced. Doctors diagnose malaria by using special blood tests. Malaria is treated with anti- malarial drugs, such as chloroquine or quinine, given by mouth, by injection, or intravenously.

 

Adapted from: http://www.m.kidshealth.org/en/parents/malaria.html?wt.ac=

 

 

II.  true /false statements

1-Malaria is a common infection in hot, tropical areas

2-it is passed from person to person, or through blood transfusion, organ donation, or shared needles

3-With treatment, malaria can usually be cured in about 2 weeks

4-Malaria is cannot be treated with anti- malarial drugs, such as chloroquine or quinine.

 

1 2 3 4
 true false true false

III.  individual work

Answer the following questions according to the text

1- what is malaria?

2- how is it transmitted?

3- determine two  early symptoms of malaria

4- what are the additional symptoms?

 

CORRECTION OF THE ACTIVITY

1-Malaria is a common infection in hot, tropical areas with sometimes few cases in temperate climates.

2- First, It is transmitted by the parasites of the plasmodium species, which are carried by mosquitoes infected from biting someone who already has the disease then malaria is transmitted to other people when infected mosquitoes bite them.

3-the early symptoms of malaria are irritability and drowsiness, with poor appetite and trouble sleeping.

4-The additional symptoms of malaria include headache, nausea, aches and pains all over the body especially the back and abdomen, and an abnormally large spleen; we can also have convulsions or loss of consciousness may occur if malaria affects the brain

IV.  group work

How must we do to fight against malaria?

 

                    Proposal of correction

 -health authorities  should encourage the mosquito control programs.

If you travel to an area of the world with a high risk for malaria:

-you can install window screens

-use insect repellents

-and place mosquito netting over beds.