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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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Portugal, S, Drakesmith, H, Mota, M
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2011
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