around india , young guys and girls wakes up each morning just contrary children here in the virginia d . c . neighborhood . the children are no different ; they do jobs , sleep , play sports , and went to school . that is , if they can survive the mosquito bites that transmit the deadly malaria parasites . those parasites destroy an estimated 3 , 000 child each day in africa . while malaria has been all but forgotten in the united states , it become the leading reason of death for children under 5 in africa , killing circa 1 million kids a year .
Malaria is widespread in Africa.