It may be hard for us to believe, but every year more than 2,000,000 people die of malaria! It’s one of the most common diseases in the world, especially near tropical rivers and coasts. The reason it’s common in such regions is that they are the habitats of the anopheles, the mosquito which carries the germ.

The malaria germ destroys red blood cells. Each germ soon divides into several parts. These are released from the red blood cell to attack new blood cells, causing chills and fever.