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| View Larger Image | Parasites! - The Malaria Parasite | Hardcoverby Sheila Wyborny (Author)
| List Price: | $24.95 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Kidhaven | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 32 Pages | | Publication Date: | May 12, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 1,146,418st |
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Malaria is a serious disease caused by a tiny mosquito-borne parasite called Plasmodium. It once affected entire empires, but thanks to the work of health organizations, malaria is now mostly confined to warm, moist climates. Scientists are still at work today, however, developing methods of curing the disease and destroying its carriers. |
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