Word: malariae
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...falciparum causes the most lethal form of human malaria, which is the world's most serious parasitic tropical illness, killing 1 million to 3 million people each year...
...said the first step in identifying potential new drug targets for treating the disease is to see if there are enzymes present in the parasite that also exist in other systems. Drugs that are currently available to treat other diseases could then be tested for immediate use in treating malaria...
Scientists and doctors have been growing more concerned about the disease-for which one quarter of the world's population is at risk-as malaria is showing increasing resistance to the most common forms of treatment...
Although pesticide use has essentially eradicated the disease in the United States and other areas outside of the tropics, two teenagers in Virginia contracted malaria just last month...
...Malaria is curable if it is caught and treated early, but once the parasite establishes itself in the body, it is much more difficult to treat...