Malaria: The Serial Killer
Even in this age of modern medicine, malaria kills twice as many people as AIDS. Despite this vast death count, progress in the fight against this disease is marked with relative indifference. Why is this? In a time when global travel is easier than ever, for both people and disease, it is more important than ever to find a counter to this deadly ailment.
Even in this age of modern medicine, malaria kills twice as many people as AIDS. Despite this vast death count, progress in the fight against this disease is marked with relative indifference. Why is this? In a time when global travel is easier than ever, for both people and disease, it is more important than ever to find a counter to this deadly ailment.
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