What Is Malaria?
7. Who’s At Risk?
People most at risk from catching malaria are those that live in certain parts of the world. Most cases come from the African continent South of the Sahara Desert. People from the Dominican Republic are also at risk, as are people in Haiti, and New Guinea. The Asian subcontinent is another region where the disease can be found.
Malaria can be found in some other parts of the world, but cases are rare. Those people that do live in malaria prone areas are also at a higher risk if they live in an impoverished area, and close to standing water. It should be noted that immunity to malaria will weaken over time, so it is possible to catch it more then once.
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