SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Malaria spreads when the temperatures are just right, around 25 degrees Celsius, but once that temperature is reached, the risk of getting malaria goes down according to the a new University of California Santa Barbara Study.
Researchers say the Anopheles mosquito carries a parasite that causes malaria.
The researchers found that areas that have cooler temperatures that do not typically see malaria cases may warm up as global warming takes effect so the cooler places may see a spike in malaria cases.
Scientists say that's because the place would then be perfect for the mosquito to pass the parasite with malaria.
