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Welcome to the website The Impact of Malaria on the World Wars, composed of original research conducted regarding the intricate relationship between the disease and the wars in historical, legal, social, economic, and medical ways. The overall mission of this website is to emphasize the significance of malaria in human history, particularly the world wars, and to promote better education in schools regarding the public health aspect of history. The content includes the following: An overview of the fatal disease malaria, an overview of the world wars, the ​​overall impact of malaria on world wars, measures taken against malaria, the development of drugs and diagnosis, a case study of the Pacific War, malaria’s impact on the current society, and a conclusion with a small quiz, respectively.

This angle of approach is essential for the students and the general public because it gives a new perspective on not only the world wars but also the subject of history itself by suggesting that history is not a single-dimensional study as it is, instead, an interdisciplinary field that requires the consideration and the incorporation of various, or all, seemingly unrelated subjects. By crossing borders between subjects, in this case, through the connection between medicine and history, this site also aims to empower people to go beyond what is normally thought.