No trecho do primeiro parágrafo “Thousands of people who slept under bed nets as youngsters in the late 1990s”, a expressão sublinhada, no contexto...

No trecho do primeiro parágrafo “Thousands of people who slept under bed nets as youngsters in the late 1990s”, a expressão sublinhada, no contexto, equivale a


(A) when they were babies and children.
(B) as well as adolescents.
(C) while they were new-borns.
(D) until they were in their twenties.
(E) like young adults.