Cerebral malaria and the story of Quinine and the Fever Trees
Cinchona bark was first recorded as a cure for malaria by the Spanish in Peru around 1630. A Spanish missionary allegedly learned of the treatment from the Indian natives. Cerebral malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is life threatening and one of the commonest encephalopathies in the world. Qui...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Whitehouse Publishing
2020-02-01
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| Series: | Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation |
| Online Access: | https://acnr.co.uk/articles/cerebral-malaria/ |