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Spread of Malaria Feared as Drug Loses Potency

By THOMAS FULLER
Published: January 26, 2009

… what eludes the naked eye is a potentially graver problem, especially for the outside world. The parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria is showing the first signs of resistance to the best new drug against it.

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I have already tasted the bitterness and danger of malaria. This terrible disease struck me many times in the past. The worst malaria experience I made : I was out of order three long weeks. Extremely weak. Shivering. Sweating. Clapping my teeth. Even doctors’ children can die from malaria. I was shocked as I heard the news many years back.

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