Falciparum malaria – in 2017, falciparum malaria accounted for 99.7% of estimated malaria cases in the WHO African Region. If not treated within 24 hours, falciparum can lead to severe illness, often leading to death.
Soccer Trivia
Steve Ralston played in four losing MLS Final teams with which club?
New England Revolution
Soccer Trivia
At the 2002 World Cup, which nation beat USA 1-0 in the quarter finals?
Germany – Michael Ballack scored the only goal of the game.
Soccer Trivia
Which American player won a record six MLS Cup Finals and scored the record 145 goals in the competition?
Landon Donovan
Soccer Trivia
In the 1970s, which club side attracted the great Pele to play in the USA?
New York Cosmos – 34 at that time, he signed a 3 year $2.8 million contract, making him the highest paid athlete in the world. About 10 million people tuned in to watch Pele’s debut match – a record American TV audience for soccer.
Soccer Trivia
Which is the only nation that has reached three World Cup Finals and never won the tournament?
The Netherlands – they finished second in the1974, 1978 and 2010 World Cups, losing to West Germany, Argentina and Spain.
Medical Trivia
Which disease involves vegetation growing on a heart valve?
Bacterial endocarditis