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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ¿ Malaria ? ¿ In Canada~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

¿ Have you ever had malaria ? if you have , the chances are that you ( get ) ____________________ the disease in a hot country . Malaria is most common in tropical countries , especially those with wet and humid climates , where the mosquitos which carry the disease can flourish . However , recently , malaria ( become ) ____________________ ____________________ more common in Canada . According to a recent report , over 1000 people ( contract ) ____________________ the disease in Canada in 1997 , and the number ( rise ) ____________________ ____________________ every year since 1994 . This is an alarming trend .

¿ Why is the incidence of malaria rising here ? The answer is travel . More and more Canadians travel abroad every year , and some of them catch malaria . However , when a Toronto woman ( become ) ____________________ sick recently , her doctor ( discover ) ____________________ that she ( never travel ) ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ abroad in her life . She must have been bitten by a mosquito which ( get ) ____________________ the disease form another sick Canadian .