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The protozoan species Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are well known for causing malaria in humans. Malaria is a parasitic disease that causes attacks of chills and fever, anemia, splenomegaly, and even death. It also provides resistance to another disease sickle cell anemia, through it’s involvement with blood cells in humans. This disease has taken over most of sub-Saharan Africa, as well as other tropical environments in South America, Asia and Central America. According to the CDC, 41% of the world’s population lives in an area where malaria is transmitted, and over one million people (mainly children) die from malaria each year. Most of the deaths result from P. falciparum infection, the deadlier strain of the two most common.
Malaria is known to be transmitted among humans by the female Anopheles mosquitoes. This insect is the definitive host for Plasmodium sporozoites to develop. The mosquito is only half of the path of development and infection for......

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