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Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide. Severe malaria leads to the death of close to two million individuals every year. Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria is becoming increasingly resistant to current drugs, including artemisinin. This book presents current advances and comprehensive material in the biology of the parasite responsible for the most enduring and devastating disease of mankind. This book addresses P. falciparum infection and severe malaria, the role of heat shock proteins in the development and pathogenicity of the parasite, the biosynthesis of isoprenoid, specifically the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway in the erythrocytic stages of the parasite is described.

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    Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
    Publication Date: 11/01/2013
    ISBN13: 9781622573608, 978-1622573608
    ISBN10: 1622573609
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    Infectious and contagious diseases Medicine: Allergies

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    Book Synopsis
    Malaria is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases worldwide. Severe malaria leads to the death of close to two million individuals every year. Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of the most severe form of malaria is becoming increasingly resistant to current drugs, including artemisinin. This book presents current advances and comprehensive material in the biology of the parasite responsible for the most enduring and devastating disease of mankind. This book addresses P. falciparum infection and severe malaria, the role of heat shock proteins in the development and pathogenicity of the parasite, the biosynthesis of isoprenoid, specifically the methylerythritol phosphate (MEP) pathway in the erythrocytic stages of the parasite is described.

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