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Malaria came from the greek word "mal" which meant bad and "aria" which meant air. People back then thought that Malaria was caused by the bad air swamps. but soon later, they found out it was a mosquito borne- disease. After the fact that Malaria was a mosquito borne disease, people around the world all knew that mosquitoes breeded in still water. This had been one of the main motivations and reasons why countries all over the world created drainage systems, to get rid of unessary water and to stop still water.

Malaria occurs in 100 countries, qpproximately 40% of the world's population ss at risk of contracting malaria. Seeing that an approximated 40% of the world's population should be worried about malaria, we should all act upon terminating all these mosquito borne diseases, by not allowing them to breed.More than 1.5 million people die from malaria each year.

Malaria has been around earth since 400 b.c. Malaria intially started in Africa but was brought over to America because of the slaves that the americans captured.

Malaria is a particular and major problem in areas of Asia, Africa and Central South America. Unless precautiions are taken, anyone living in or traveling to a country where malaria is present can get the disease. Africa is the main target for Malaria, almost 90% of the mosquitoes carriers of malaria.


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