Previews + Extras
Why Mosquitos Are Humanity’s Deadliest Creature
S50 E17 - 3m 37s
Malaria overwhelms the body before it has a chance to fight back, making the development of a vaccine especially challenging.
How Malaria Shaped America
S50 E17 - 2m 34s
Around the 1900s, parts of the United States were awash with Malaria—especially in the South and parts of the Eastern Seaboard. And it even has impacted major historical events like the American Revolution.
Inside the Fight To Develop a Malaria Vaccine
S50 E17 - 4m 18s
The World Health Organization approved anti-malaria vaccine, R-21, in 2023. Children in Ivory Coast were the first to receive the vaccine in July of 2024.
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