Date Published: October 18, 2003
Publisher: Public Library of Science
Author(s): unknown
Abstract: None
Partial Text: Every year, malaria kills as many as 2.5 million people. Of these deaths, 90% occur in sub-Saharan Africa, and most are children. While four species of the single-celled organism Plasmodium cause malaria, Plasmodium falciparum is the deadliest. Harbored in mosquito saliva, the parasite infects its human host as the mosquito feeds on the victim’s blood.
Source:
http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0000011