Map of United States Malaria Deaths in 1870

Submitted by esaadmin on Wed, 2010-07-07 08:01
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In the 1800s, malaria was extremely common within the United States, with over 1 million cases reported during the Civil War alone. This map depicts deaths from malaria in 1870—10 years before the malaria parasite was even discovered. Click here for the map.