3.  Malaria is a disease that mosquitoes can carry.  It may take months or even years to know if you have malaria or not.  The disease destroys red blood cells.  Malaria has killed millions of people already, and thousands of people die every year.  Scientists are trying to find a cure for malaria, SOME things they’ve discovered is that mosquitoes like the smell of stinky feet.

4. The life cycle of Plasmodium protozoan has 3 stages. The first stage begins when a mosquito bites someone who has malaria. Plasmodia enter the insect's body and reproduce in its stomach. Protozoan young find their way into the mosquito's saliva. sprea d.

5. Some symptoms of malaria are Fever Headache Muscular pain Nausea Vomiting the cause of attacks are chills and fever that run 4 to 8 hours Between attacks someone may feel better but is weak and anemic Falciparum(a kind of malaria) Can cause Kidney damage cebral malaria Red blood cells infected by parasites Seizures Coma Death Falciparum makes you weaker and die if not treated Symptoms of malaria

6. *Quinine is a drug derived from the bark of the cinchona plant *The drug is used with others to treat malaria *Scientists developed a drug called artemesinin from an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine http://app.discoveryeducation.com/se arch?Ntt=malaria+

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