Tag - Plasmodium

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Want to survive Ebola? Perhaps malaria infection can help?

In 1927, Austrian physician Julius Wagner-Jauregg won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the therapeutic value of malaria inoculation in the treatment of dementia paralytica associated with...

19 August, 2016

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Genetically modified ‘Plasmodium’ strains proved to be an effective vaccine against malaria

Malaria is one of the most notorious killers up to now. Developing a vaccine against the disease posed challenges as the parasite that caused the disease out maneuver the host immune response. However, a team of...

2 August, 2016

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