Malaria: Drugs, Disease and Post-genomic Biology
This volume brings some of the worlds best investigators to describe recent advances in both the scientific and clinical aspects of malaria, and bridges between the two. The opening chapters discuss antimalarials and resistance to them in Africa and Asia.
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Editors R. W. Compans, Atlanta/Georgia M. D. Cooper, Birmingham/Alabama T. Honjo, Kyoto · H. Koprowski, Philadelphia/Pennsylvania F. Melchers, Basel · M. B. A. Oldstone, La Jolla/California S. Olsnes, Oslo · M. Potter, Bethesda/Maryland P. K. Vogt, La Jolla/California · H. Wagner, Munich
D.J. Sullivan and S. Krishna (Eds.)
Malaria: Drugs, Disease and Post-genomic Biology With 40 Figures and 15 Tables
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David J. Sullivan, M.D. The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology 615 North Wolfe Street, E5628 Baltimore, MD 21205 USA e-mail: [email protected] Sanjeev Krishna, D. Phil, F.R.C.P., F. MED. Sci. Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Infectious Diseases Group St. George’s Hospital Medical School Cranmer Terrace London, SW17 ORE UK e-mail: [email protected]
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DS dedicates this volume to his parents, brothers and Lois, Luke, Benjamin and Ronan and SK to his parents, Ash, Niraj, Arti, Anand, Yasmin, and last, littlest but not least to Karim.
Preface
There are more than 120 species of Plasmodium, but only five naturally infect humans. P. malariae, P. ovale, P. vivax and occasionally P. knowlesi cause cyclical fevers, anemia and splenomegaly the classic triad associated with the clinical syndrome of malaria. The fifth organism, P. falci
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