Drug Resistant Malaria in CambodiaWhat kills more than two thousand children a day could potentially spread across the world. All the most effective drugs used in recent times against this disease have been progressively rendered useless by its ability to evolve and develop. It is a deadly disease caused by parasites that spread to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes. The deadliest of this disease is found in Cambodia. This deadly, drug-resistant disease is malaria. The history of drug-resistant malaria in Cambodia is significant because people in other countries may be affected by it and need to be aware that it is becoming immune to the more powerful drugs used to fight it. The reasons why western Cambodia is a big place for drug resistance are not known. The falciparith parasite found in Cambodia is one of the four types of malaria and is the deadliest. Through a mosquito it enters the bloodstream and after 2 weeks of incubation it multiplies and takes over the red blood cells. Due to its ability to evolve and the widespread use of the best drug used to fight it, it is becoming drug resistant. “The population structure of resistant parasites in the region is 'strikingly different' from that of other countries.” "It's as if different ethnic groups of artemisinin-resistant parasites inhabit the same region." More efforts are needed to prevent the spread of malaria around the world. If malaria is left untreated, infected cells can block blood vessels and fatally cut off the blood supply to vital organs. This disease kills approximately 600,000 people every year. Artemisinin is the first line of defense against malaria and malaria is becoming immune to this drug. To protect again... half the paper... develop resistance. This means that this disease will most likely last for a long period of time, as the developed drugs will sooner or later become useless. Resistance to malaria drugs is a natural consequence of widespread use of the drug. This means that the drugs should not be used often, but if they become widespread, they will need to be used more. To protect against this, global authorities are trying to ensure that the best drug used to fight it is only sold as a pill combined with other antimalarial medicines. The history of drug-resistant malaria in Cambodia is significant because people in other countries may be affected by it and need to be aware that they are becoming immune to the more powerful drugs used to fight it. So many people have died from this deadly disease and so many are already dying from it, many more are at risk and need to be aware.