In many parts of the world, a mosquito bite can be deadly, as it could be carrying malaria. 

But mosquitoes are just vessels, it’s actually an infectious parasite that’s at the root of transmitting the disease to humans. 

While treatments and prevention programs have eradicated the disease in many countries around the world, malaria is still an incredibly scary reality for many. 

Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Jacinta Bowler about the defences we have against malaria and whether or not we can globally eradicate the disease. 

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