CHAPTER 1 The Carrier A mosquito landed on a sleeping boy s arm It bit and sucked his blood As it sucked the mosquito's spit squished under the boy's skin Soon the mosquito flew off with a belly full of blood A week later the boy was very
Sick from a Bite The boy had an illness called malaria He got it from the mosquito bite Tiny creatures called malaria parasites were in the mosquito’s spit Parasites live and feed on people and other animals And they can make people very sick O OOOOOOOOO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO