Plasmodium parasite

Plasmodium Parasite Tricks Liver Cells To Survive and Cause Malaria

We are fighting the battle against malaria mainly by either helping people evade infected mosquitos or developing an approach to killing the parasite after it enters the bloodstream. But a team of Duke University researchers wants to use a different strategy which is to disrupt the parasite while it hides inside the liver. A new study led by the team…