Signs of malaria and getting help fast
Know the signs, and why anyone with a fever should be tested quickly by a health worker.
Planned. This module is part of the plan and is not written yet.Handled with care: read the note under Practicalities before using this module.
Why it matters
Malaria can become dangerous quickly, especially for young children. In a malaria area, a fever is a reason to get tested by a health worker quickly, not to wait and see.
Draft outline · in review- For
- Level 6–9 · Primary 6 to JSS 3 (BECE)
- Inside
- 4 lessons and a test · about 45 minutes
- Topic
- Malaria · foundation, 1 of 4
Inside the module.
4 lessons in order, about 45 minutes in all, then a short test. Learners go at their own pace; the minutes are a guide, not a timetable.
Draft outline · in review
Lesson 1: Signs of malaria
Fever, chills, headache and aches, and danger signs that need help at once.
Explain10 min, from minute 0
Lesson 2: Why a fever means a test
Many illnesses cause fever, and only a test can show whether it is malaria.
Explain15 min, from minute 10
Lesson 3: Getting help near us
With the facilitator, find out where the nearest clinic or community health worker can test and treat.
Discussion10 min, from minute 25
Lesson 4: Taking treatment properly
Why medicine must be taken exactly as the health worker says, and never shared or bought without advice.
Review10 min, from minute 35
End-of-module test
Recognise common signs of malaria, explain why anyone with a fever should be tested quickly, and say where to get tested and why treatment must be taken as prescribed.
Mastered at 85% or more. Retake it until you pass; nothing is lost, and each try gives feedback.
Already know it? A Challenge Test (planned) clears the whole module: 90% overall, no objective below 75%.
Last stageafter about 45 min
Practicalities
Draft outline · in reviewHandle with care
Health education, not medical advice. If you or someone you know is unwell, talk to the facilitator and a local health worker.Many learners will have had malaria, and some will have lost family to it. Facilitators should be ready to listen and talk. Not shown below Level 4. Will come with a facilitator note.
Built to run offline
Planned to run on the Lantern's own computer, with no internet needed.
Languages
Planned first in English; every module aims to reach all of the Lantern's languages.
Try a question.
One question from the module, as a learner would meet it. Have a go, then open the worked solution a step at a time.
Draft outline · in review
Your little brother has a fever and chills. What is the right thing to do?
Particulars
Where it sits
What a learner can do after it
- Recognise common signs of malaria, such as fever, chills, headache and aches.
- Explain why anyone with a fever in a malaria area should be tested quickly, especially young children and pregnant women.
- Know where to get tested and treated locally, and why treatment should be taken exactly as a health worker prescribes.
Needs first
We suggest first (never a lock)
Level
Level 6–9 · Primary 6 to JSS 3 (BECE)
Level mappings are approximate. A qualified teacher or lecturer in each country must check them before they appear in the app.
Difficulty for its level
1 of 4 · Foundation
Time
About 45 minutes
Alignments
None drafted yet.
Alignment in review until a qualified teacher or lecturer checks it. No exam body, university or vendor endorses us; learners still sit the real exam.
Challenge Test
Planned: a Challenge Test to prove you know it and skip it. Pass at 90% overall, with no objective below 75%.
University courses it previews
Medicine and Surgery, Public Health, Medical Laboratory Science, Microbiology
The route here.
Everything this module builds on, drawn as a route from its foundations. Solid lanes must be mastered first, or cleared by a Challenge Test; dashed lanes are suggestions that never lock anything.
- HM-DIS-MAL-02Preventing malariaHealth & medicine · Primary 5 to JSS 2 (Level 5–8) · Planned · recommended
- SC-BIO-MIC-01Microorganisms: friends and foesSciences · JSS 1 to JSS 3 (BECE) (Level 7–9) · Planned · recommended
- HM-DIS-MAL-01What malaria is and how it spreadsHealth & medicine · Primary 5 to JSS 1 (Level 5–7) · Planned Needs Microorganisms: friends and foes (recommended).
- HM-DIS-MAL-03Signs of malaria and getting help fastHealth & medicine · Primary 6 to JSS 3 (BECE) (Level 6–9) · Planned · the destination Needs What malaria is and how it spreads (required), Preventing malaria (recommended).
Help light the room where this is learned.
Every route on this map starts in a classroom with 24 stations, a tutor that works offline and a facilitator upstairs. Four are planned and waiting for light.