Connor,Jacob,Kyle


 * Malaria** is a [|mosquito-borne infectious disease] of humans and other animals caused by [|protists] (a type of microorganism) of the genus //[|Plasmodium]//. It begins with a bite from an infected female mosquito ([|Anopheles Mosquito]), which introduces the protists via its saliva into the [|circulatory system], and ultimately to the liver where they mature and reproduce. The disease causes symptoms that typically include [|fever] and [|headache], which in severe cases can progress to [|coma] or [|death]. Malaria is widespread in [|tropical] and subtropical regions in a broad band around the equator, including much of Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, and the Americas.