Check your destination

Think you can protect
yourself against malaria?

Test your knowledge and find out if you know the facts that could keep you safe in a malaria hotspot.

Kate Humble

UK/MARK/0294m/11 April 2012

Test your knowledge

1. What organism spreads malaria in humans?
2. What causes malaria?
3. How many times does an infected mosquito need to bite you before you contract malaria?
4. On average, how many travellers return to the UK with malaria every year?
5. Who is the best person to seek advice from about protecting yourself against malaria?
6. Which of the following is incorrect in reducing your risk from malaria?
7. If you are travelling to a malarious region for just two days, what should you do?
8. If you've been prescribed antimalarials when should you take them?
9. If you experience 'flu like symptoms when returning from a malarious destination, what should you do?
10. Which alternative treatments have been proven to protect against malaria?

UK/MARK/0294a/11 April 2012

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