Malaria is actually a serious disease caused by parasites that infects a certain type of mosquito.
People who suffer from malaria may typically be having flu-like symptoms like high fever and chills. This is one of the reasons why proper treatment are usually not administered at the onset of the disease because the victim feel it’s just a regular flu – not knowing that if the illness is not promptly treated, it may actually lead to death.
Our digestive tract is an important element in order for our bodies to function well. But if it is attacked by harmful organism, it would be detrimental to our health. And because here is where we digest the food we eat, the digestive tract is the perfect ground to harbor parasites.
Studies have shown that half of the US population is infected with one or two types of parasites. What’s surprising about this is that only a quarter of the infected population actually shows signs and symptoms of harboring parasites inside their bodies. In a way, you can call these organisms as flesh eating creatures, since it feeds off from the human cell.
