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Chapter 6
MALARIA


You are going to learn about malaria:

- that malaria kills
- what causes malaria
- how to protect yourself from malaria

Lesson 1. Sick with malaria

Activity 40

When you have malaria, how do you feel?

READING

When you have malaria:

- you feel weak
- you feel very cold or very hot
- you sweat
- you have a headache
- you do not feel like eating
- you may vomit.

Activity 41

When you have malaria:

do you go to school?
do you work?
can you die?
what should you do?

ASK YOURSELF

Do I want to avoid malaria?
Why?/Why not?

MALARIA AND ME

I want to avoid malaria because
...................................................
...................................................

REMEMBER

Malaria can kill you.

HOMEWORK

Ask your family what causes malaria.
Ask what to do if you have malaria.

Lesson 2. How do we get malaria?

Activity 42

What makes us sick with malaria?

What is happening in the pictures?
Follow the mosquito. Where does it go?
Will Kalwe get malaria?
Will Muke get malaria?
How does the mosquito give us malaria?

READING

Malaria is caused by a bite from a mosquito. Mosquitoes carry malaria from sick people to healthy people.
If you get malaria, go to the clinic quickly.

ASK YOURSELF

How do I feel about mosquitoes?
Do I feel afraid?
Do I feel angry?
Do I feel annoyed?

MOSQUITOES

When I hear a mosquito
I feel.............................
because........................

REMEMBER

Mosquitoes mean danger!

HOMEWORK

Ask your family how to stop mosquitoes from biting you.

Lesson 3. How to stop mosquito bites

How can you stop mosquitoes from biting you?

Activity 43

What is happening in the pictures? Tell a friend.

Does your family do these things?
Do you do these things? Do you help?
Tell the class:
How do these things stop mosquito bites?

READING

We can avoid mosquito bites by:

- filling holes around the house
- cutting grass short around the house
- sleeping under treated mosquito nets
- covering our bodies
- closing windows in the evening

ASK YOURSELF

How can I stop mosquito bites?

MOSQUITO BITES

I can stop mosquito bites by.....................
.........................................………………..

REMEMBER

Stop mosquito bites!

HOMEWORK

Show the pictures to your family.
Ask them to protect you from mosquito bites.

OR

Ask about where to get mosquito nets.


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