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  • solutions to malaria
    • attacking the mosquito/breeding grounds
      • the use of insecticides eg: DDT by spraying it on walls, trees, pongs this will kill the mosquito
        • this isn't very effective as over time the mosquitoes become resistant to it
          • this require more to be used, which costs more money
            • spraying this on ponds can also ruin aquatic life
      • you can attack the parasite with the use of drugs such as artemesnin, this kills the parasite in the human host
        • the effectiveness of this is that the parasites mutate quickly and become resistant
          • it is also unpleasant and has serious side effects
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