HOLIDAYMAKERS in Cheshire are being urged to make sure they know the dangers of malaria before they jet off to exotic locations.
A survey has revealed a quarter of people in the north west wrongly think disease is contracted through infected drinking water - in fact it comes from mosquito bites.
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