Friday, November 25, 2011

Interesting elements from
  • Malaria kills 1 child per 30 seconds and over a million per year
  • People can feel the symptoms of malaria anywhere from 8 days to a year after infection
  • Malaria was eliminated in the U.S. with DDT and people think Africa should do the same
  • Some believe the benefits of using DDT to eliminate the disease in Africa out way the risks and dangers
Questions
  • How would DDT be administered to eliminate the disease?
  • How would it be controlled?
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  1. Physics BloggDecember 2, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    DDT is usually sprayed by airplane over marshes where the mosquito larvae develop. For that reason, it is really tough to avoid spraying in-discriminantly.

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