Malaria

Malaria (Medieval Italian: mala aria — "bad air") and formerly called ague or marsh fever in English, is an infectious disease which causes about 350–500 million infections in humans and approximately 1.3–3 million deaths annually[1] — at least one death every 30 seconds. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 85–90% of these fatalities,[2] the vast majority of which occur in children under the age of 5 years.[3] The death rate is expected to double in the next 20 years.[4] Precise stati ...