Define the following words as used in the article (paragraph numbers are included):
malaria (2)  insecticide (3)  wonk (4)  climatology, entomology (5)
transmit, infect, ingest, parasite (6)
predominant (7)  eminent (10)  eradicate (11)  synthesize (13)
establishment, cadre (18)  peripheral (21)  nouveau, myopic (27)

1.  How many people die every year from malaria?  What percentage of these deaths occur in Africa?

2.  How does a person contract malaria?  Be specific.

3.  For what reason do the article's authors compare Africa's malaria problem with that of India?

4.  What is the current method for protecting people from malaria-carrying mosquitoes?  What is the problem with this method?

5.  How much money does the U.S. currently give to Africa to help fight malaria?  How much additional money per year has President Bush promised?  What is the KMMN coalition?  What is the problem with the money the U.S. gives to Africa, according to the KMMN?  What solution does KMMN offer for solving the problem?
For the KMMN declaration on malaria (in .pdf format), click here.

7.  What is DDT?  Why was the use of DDT banned in the U.S. in 1972?
What is the WHO?  What did the WHO and USAID replace DDT with to fight malaria?  Why is this method ineffective?

8.  Describe two things that were learned about fighting malaria since DDT was banned.

9.  What is the problem with USAID, according to Roger Bate?  How did USAID chief of staff Lester Munson contradict Mr. Bate's claim?  What is the biggest challenge in getting U.S. lawmakers to support DDT use? (para. 25)

10. What is the result of two years of DDT use in Zambia?

11. Environmental groups (EnvironmentalDefense.org, Greenpeace.org, Audobon.org) have opposed the use of DDT.  DDT was banned in the U.S. after intense lobbying by the Environmental Defense Fund.  Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Foundation recently made statements that they are not opposed to the limited use of DDT in fighting malaria. 
Do you support the use of DDT for fighting malaria?  Explain your answer.  Email your answer to this question to editor@studentnewsdaily.com.