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Global Burden of Malaria at Marian Koshland Science Museum in Washington, DC

2 million deaths a year?
Did you know that Malaria is the most prevalent vector-borne disease in the world, with an estimate of 2 million deaths each year, mostly among young children. And to think it is a mosquito that is responsible for this? Scientist participants from the World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health will examine the impact of malaria on public health worldwide. There's ample opportunity to understand the challenge of controlling how the disease is spread, and the finer deeper nuances should anyone be interested through personal interaction with the visitors.
Meet the malaria advisor for the the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization as well as experts in the Division of Epidemiology and Population Studies.
More than anything this is time well invested in a topic we believe does not concern us — but it does. A visit here to the Koshland Science Museum opens your mind to the social & economic burden of malaria. What has been done, what can be done, and what needs to be done, from solutions as simple to bed-nets in Africa to complex genetic engineering issues concerning the mosquitoes.

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Marian Koshland Science Museum in Washington, DC

Explore the wonders of science with a day full of learning and family fun at the Marian Koshland Science Museum located in downtown Washington, DC.