Chloroquine resistance in the malarial parasite, Plasmodium falciparum

Abstract excerpt

Malarial parasites remain a health problem of staggering proportions. Worldwide, they infect about 500 million, incapacitate tens of millions, and kill approximately 2.5 million (mostly children) annually. Four species infect humans, but most deaths are caused by one particular species, Plasmodium falciparum. The rising number of malarial deaths is due in part to increased drug resistance in P. falciparum. There...

Topics

Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.

• Share to Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
• Share to Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
• Share to Malaria Research and Control