Immunosuppression in Malaria: Do <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> Parasites Hijack the Host?
Malaria reflects not only a state of immune activation, but also a state of general immune defect or immunosuppression, of complex etiology that can last longer than the actual episode. Inhabitants of malaria-endemic regions with lifelong exposure to the parasite show an exhausted or immune regulato...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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Series: | Pathogens |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/10/1277 |