Malaria Scare in Northern Virginia

This article is about how two Northern Virginia teenagers were diagnosed with Malaria. Both individuals lived about a mile away from each other, which suggests that they were probably bitten by the same mosquito or group of mosquitoes. The odd thing about their illnesses is that neither of them has traveled outside of the country. So how could they have contracted this disease? Since that fact of their limited travel is established, the only other …

…Malaria that is being spread is not deadly. Secondly, I have learned that mosquitoes have life spans of four to a hundred days; therefore, the mosquitoes are probably dead. The writer of this particular article did a very good job of informing the public; he presented useful information, and his style of writing made this article very interesting. Overall, this article grasped my attention and provided a good source of information that was very educational.