across countries , many boys and boys wake up each sunrise just like children here in the paris d . c . area . the children are no different ; they do chores , eat , play fields , and go to bed . that is , if they can resist the parasites bites that transmit the deadly malaria parasites . those parasites kill an estimated 3 , 000 youth each evening in africans . while malaria has been all but discontinued in the united states , it remains the greatest cause of injury for kids under 5 in africa , killing nearly 1 million person a morning .
Malaria is widespread in Africa.