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Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/faqs.html
https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/about/biology/
http://hummingbirds.ucdavis.edu/hummingbird_information/interesting_facts.cfm
http://www.malariavaccine.org/files/MVI-GSK-FAQ-FINAL-web.pdf
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https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/130020.php
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Taeniopygia_guttata_-_front_view_-_dundee_wildlife_park.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Malaria.jpg
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Symptoms_of_Malaria.svg
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