Why Worry About SARS When Malaria is Killing One African Child Every 30 Secondshttp://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/05/10/malaria.aspx3,000 African children die of malaria each day. Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for most human malaria. Some 3,000 African children die of malaria each day, which is equivalent to one death every 30 seconds. Malaria, which dates back from 450 A.DenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)