Select and research a communicable disease in a developing country.

Explain the disease process, including the introduction and spread.

Develop a health education tool that addresses the disease, including:

• Self-management tips
• Diet and nutrition directions
• Potential treatment options
• Potential resources
• Risk reduction

Answer preview

Communicable diseases are illnesses which are transmittable from one person to another in different ways including physical contact, bites, air, or through a contaminated object or surface.  Malaria is one of the communicable diseases in developing countries like in Gambia, Tanzania, and Kenya among others.  In developing countries, Malaria causes from 800,000 to 1,000,000 deaths annually and most of the deaths occurring to children from 5 years and below.  According to Bhatt, Weiss, Cameron, Bisanzio, Mappin, Dalrymple, & Wenger, (2015), malaria is commonly spread by the female…