Fourth Grade
Worksheets
Jamal Has Big Trouble from a Bug Bite
Swat! When a mosquito bites, you swat it. Mosquito bites get itchy, red, and uncomfortable. Some mosquito bites cause big trouble. Mosquito bites can cause a disease called malaria.
Jamal, a small boy in Kenya, first got malaria when he was a baby. He was not very strong. He got sick often. He went to the hospital. Doctors gave him a drug called quinine. This drug helps people with malaria. It helped Jamal when he got sick, but it didn't keep him from getting malaria again.
Jamal's mother felt very scared when Jamal was sick. She said he was a playful child. When he had malaria, he didn't feel well enough to play. Sometimes in the middle of a game, Jamal would get a stomachache. He would get a headache. He even had convulsions. It was hard for Jamal's mother when he had these attacks.
