Word: malariae
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...Expedition life is not as glorious as it is thought to be," Mayr says. "It is strenuous and dangerous, with malaria and dysentery. I wanted to go home and get published...
...experimental malaria vaccine being tested in a Tanzanian village reduced by 30% the number of children who developed the parasitic infection...
That same year, however, saw the first of the diseases to come--with the outbreak of Lyme disease. Legionnaire's disease emerged in 1978, toxic-shock syndrome in 1978, AIDS in 1983, and chronic-fatigue syndrome in 1985, to name a few. Malaria re-emerged. Today, dengue and yellow are spreading. Instead of improving, the virulence of disease seems only to have entered a new stage...
...fact, excessive use of antibiotics could cause bacteria to become resistant, according to Dr. Lincoln Chen, professor of international health at the School of Public Health. For example, he says, a strain of malaria developed which was immune to the treatment...
...consumer group has asked the FDA to ban prescription sales of a drug for nighttime leg cramps; the group says that quinine sulfate, while effective against malaria, is dangerous when used to treat cramps. An fda ban on over- the-counter brands will take effect in February...