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Malaria: Malaria is a serious disease that transmits by mosquitoes. In 1880, scientists discovered the cause of malaria. Malaria is caused by a microscopic parasite called plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted upon person to person through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito. Male mosquito does not carry this disease, only female does. Malaria mostly occurred in the underdeveloped countries like Africa, South America, any of the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Today, it is estimated that there are 40 percent of the world population is still at risk of this malaria. Malaria was once wide spread in the 20th century because of the temperate climates. According to statistics, malaria causes more than 500 million illnesses, and it killed at least one million people per year mostly young children. Of the one million deaths due to malaria, ninety percent of it occurs in Africa, south of the Sahara. Malaria mostly transmitted to young children. In Africa, malaria killed young children every 30 seconds. Most young children that survived from this terrible disease may suffer from learning impairments or brain damage. Children are not the only that can get malaria, pregnant women and unborn babies can also be vulnerable to this disease. There are four types of parasite that caused malaria. The first one is Plasmodium vivax, P.
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