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Mosquitoes and Malaria

  • July 30, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Malaria epidemics date back at least 4,000 years, and even centuries ago people knew that mosquitoes were the cause. The bugs infect humans with malaria-causing microbes that destroy red blood cells. The disease still plagues certain areas of the world, such as Africa.

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