Now, consider the disease Malaria. Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that spreads when uninfected mosquitoes bite infected humans and become carriers of malaria. Infected mosquitoes then transmit the disease by biting uninfected humans. Therefore, in order to prevent malaria, people must protect themselves against getting mosquito bites.

You may want to review the following resources from the CDCLinks to an external site. and the WHOLinks to an external site. about Malaria.

A. Based on the information about the causes of malaria at the proximal and intermediate levels, fill in the empty cells in the table below with examples of possible mechanisms. Brainstorm about upstream social or infrastructural characteristics of a society or neighborhood that lead to the intermediate and proximal causes of malaria that you see below, and identify some ideas for prevention at each of these levels.

Level of Cause	Malaria-Specific Mechanisms	Prevention Methods
Distal
Intermediate
Proximal	Mosquito bites human

Part 2.

Now, identify a health problem that interests you or a problem facing your own community. You can choose to focus on anything from heart disease to the flu and are encouraged to think about particular subgroups of the population that are disproportionately impacted when making your choice.

A. Brainstorm your selected health problem's distal (mostly social), intermediate, and proximal causes. Fill in the table below with problem-specific mechanisms and prevention ideas that pertain to the health problem you selected at each level of cause. (Please see an example of a completed table in this week's module)

Level of Cause	Health Issue-Specific Mechanisms	Prevention Methods
Distal
Intermediate
Proximal

Part 3.

A. Discuss the similarities between the social determinants of malaria and the health problem you selected.

B. Which level (distal, intermediate, or proximal) would public health practitioners want to intervene in order to have the biggest impact? Explain why.