across african , poor guys and girls wake up each sunday just like children here in the washington d . c . area . the children are no different ; they do cleaning , eat , play sports , and travel to school . that is , if they can survives the mosquito bites that transmit the deadly malaria virus . those infections damage an estimated 3 , 000 children each day in africa . while africa has been all but neglected in the united states , it remains the leading cause of suicide for people under 5 in africa , killing only 1 million people a year .
Malaria is widespread in Africa.