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10 pages in length. Malaria, one of the world's most communicable diseases, has its origin back when man befriended – and thus domesticated – various species of animals. Prominent in locations where hygiene is poor, water supplies are contaminated and mosquitoes are plentiful, malaria is both life threatening and extraordinarily prevalent – nearly forty percent – in today's underdeveloped countries. The one-cell parasite responsible for this highly infectious disease is called plasmodium and is delivered from one person to another by way of certain mosquito bites. Tropical climates are especially prone to these disease-carrying parasites, with Africa ranking among the highest mortality rates, an infestation that has been all but eliminated in more temperate atmospheric conditions across the globe. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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water supplies are contaminated and mosquitoes are plentiful, malaria is both life threatening and extraordinarily prevalent - nearly forty percent (What is Malaria?) - in todays underdeveloped countries. The
one-cell parasite responsible for this highly infectious disease is called plasmodium and is delivered from one person to another by way of certain mosquito bites. Tropical climates are especially
prone to these disease-carrying parasites, with Africa ranking among the highest mortality rates, an infestation that has been all but eliminated in more temperate atmospheric conditions across the globe.
"Today malaria is found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world and causes more than 300 million acute illnesses and at least one million deaths annually. Ninety
per cent of deaths due to malaria occur in Africa, south of the Sahara-mostly among young children. Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds. Many children who
survive an episode of severe malaria may suffer from learning impairments or brain damage. Pregnant women and their unborn children are also particularly vulnerable to malaria, which is a
major cause of perinatal mortality, low birth weight and maternal anaemia" (What is Malaria?). Four types of malaria inhabit the earth: Plasmodium vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale and P.
falciparum, with the first and last strains representing the most common; the last is also the most deadly and the most prevalent throughout Africa, "accounting in large part for the
extremely high mortality in this region" (What is Malaria?). When a disease-carrying mosquito bites a person, the bacteria begin to metamorphose and invade the hosts immune system to the
point where both the liver and red blood cells are severely compromised. This perpetuation inside the initial host becomes strong enough to infect another mosquito - who might bite
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