Malaria - practice with scientific vocabulary (Very advanced!)

Wadjasay? American English Pronunciation Practice

The text of this podcast is from the Wikipedia article on malaria, a well-known and terrible tropical disease. For listeners to this podcast who are studying science, this will give you practice pronouncing typical scientific vocabulary. I’ll repeat the paragraph three times, and then break it into sentences or shorter phrases so you can practice repeating.
Excerpt from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria
Malaria is caused by single-celled microorganisms of the Plasmodium group. It is spread exclusively through bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, according to a 2014 WHO fact sheet. [WHO is the World Health Organization.] The mosquito bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito's saliva into a person's blood. The parasites travel to the liver where they mature and reproduce. Five species of Plasmodium can infect and be spread by humans. Most deaths are caused by P. falciparum, whereas P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae generally cause a milder form of malaria. The species P. knowlesi rarely causes disease in humans. Malaria is typically diagnosed by the microscopic examination of blood using blood films, or with antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests. Methods that use the polymerase chain reaction to detect the parasite's DNA have been developed, but are not widely used in areas where malaria is common due to their cost and complexity.
1. Malaria is caused by single-celled microorganisms of the Plasmodium group.
2. It is spread exclusively through bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes, according to a 2014 WHO fact sheet.
3. The mosquito bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito's saliva into a person's blood.
4. The parasites travel to the liver where they mature and reproduce.
5. Five species of Plasmodium can infect and be spread by humans.
6. Most deaths are caused by P. falciparum.
7. Malaria is typically diagnosed by the microscopic examination of blood using blood films…
8. or with antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests.
9. Methods that use the polymerase chain reaction to detect the parasite's DNA have been developed…
10. but are not widely used in areas where malaria is common due to their cost and complexity.

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