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Malaria (cont.)

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Malaria, jungle fever, mosquitoes, mosquito, Plasmodium, insect repellant

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Malaria, which predominantly occurs in tropical areas, is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by infection with Plasmodium protozoa transmitted by an infective female Anopheles mosquito vector.

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