Nagami Chapter Summary

The chapter 6 reading of the Nagami book deals with malaria. Malaria is a parasitic infection that is transmitted through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. The disease was endemic to the United States prior to an eradication program that took place in the early 20th century. Despite the best efforts of the World Health Organization the disease was not eradicated worldwide. It can still be found in many regions of the world including Africa, Latin America and Asia. In the case that Dr. Nagami discusses the patient picked up the disease in the Ivory Coast in West Central Africa. Malaria symptoms include fever, chills, headaches, body aches, vomiting and nausea. In severe cases it will spread through the blood system and begin attacking various body systems. It can cause coma, anemia shut down the lungs, cause kidney failure. …show more content…
Therefore it is constantly monitoring outbreaks of disease inside the U.S. and worldwide. At the same time it provides a resource on how to fight these disease to medical professionals such as Dr. Nagami. The CDC also is involved in developing new ways to fight disease. The origins of the CDC go back to WWII. It grew out of the Malaria Control in War Areas organization that was created to stop the spread of the disease during the war. For the CDC cases like Dr. Nagami’s are the reason that they exist. If the cases are not reported there is a possibility of the disease spreading into the population at large. The U.S. still has a population of Anopheles mosquitos there is a possibility of the disease being reintroduced to North America. The CDC is our best line of defense in preventing this and outbreaks of other disease. The CDC is required to be notified in cases that are dangerous. In Dr. Nagami’s case they notified her that there would have to be an investigation of the case if the patient