Malaria
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Water-borne diseases such as malaria and kala-azar are common in the areas
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Only if he caught malaria on purpose.
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Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. Each year, there are approximately 515 million cases of malaria, killing between one and three million people, the majority of whom are young children in Sub-Saharan... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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