Superinfection in malaria: Plasmodium shows its iron will.
After the bite of a malaria-infected mosquito, the Plasmodium sporozoite infects liver cells and produces thousands of merozoites, which then infect red blood cells, causing malaria. In malaria-endemic areas, several hundred infected mosquitoes can bite an individual each year, increasing the risk o...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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