Malaria: Basic Biology and Options for Therapy and Prophylaxis

Abstract

Malaria remains one of the world's greatest health threats with 200 - 300 million infections and 2 - 3 million deaths per year. Increasingly, peace-keeping deployments occur in regions of the world with high incidence rates of malaria, and in areas where resistance to commonly used antimalarials is frequent. This review covers the basic biological properties of malaria parasites and provides information on the biochemistry and pharmacology of the currently available antimalarial therapies. The current status on drug resistance in malaria is also presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA385701

Entities

People

  • Bradley J. Berger

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Hematologic Diseases
  • Malaria
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Pharmacology

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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