Human Malaria

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1. Chris Giovagnoni April 17, 2009

   And the answer is …

   Four.

   Four types of malaria infect humans, although only two types cause most deaths. Of those deaths, most occur among young children in Africa.

   (Source: cdc.gov/malaria/biology/index.htm, November 2008)

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2. Sara Benson April 16, 2009

   4 types. I think that with one of the types it comes back and you never fully get rid of it.

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3. Judith Tremblay April 16, 2009

   Four types affect humans

   (although most deaths are attributed to only two of them)

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4. Mike Stephens April 16, 2009

   17 types, but I have no idea.

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5. Sarah Charles April 16, 2009

   There are four types of human malaria: Plasmodium falciparum; Plasmodium vivax; Plasmodium malariae; Plasmodium ovale.

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