Metabolism is known for its intricate adjustments to meet the needs of an organism. Due to demands of adaptation, parasite metabolic pathways are greatly altered from those of their hosts. A key ...

Conversion from the asexual to the sexual phase of the malaria parasite is necessary for its transmission to the mosquito. A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) -- an ...

A previously unknown feature of the malaria parasite development has just been released by an international research team. Their study has shown that, contrary to what has been assumed so far, a ...

The tissue phase plasmodium enters into the Red cells and develops into a trophozoite. From the trophozoite numerous merozoites are liberated into the blood stream. Each merozoite liberated attacks ...

Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by a protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium, which is transmitted from human to human by the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. This ...

The development and implementation of a malaria vaccine would constitute a major breakthrough for global health. Recently, numerous new candidates have entered clinical testing, following strategies ...

Some aspects of the life history of the Malaysian strain of Plasmodium juxtanucleare are presented. The periodicity of the parasite is believed to be an asynchronous, quotidian parasitemia with a long ...

Engineered Plasmodium parasites form the basis of two experimental malaria vaccines that showed safety and encouraging immune responses in clinical trials. Two studies show that Plasmodium—the genus ...

Malaria is caused by the transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium to humans by the bites of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Plasmodium parasites’ primary hosts and transmission vectors are female ...

The parasites responsible for malaria seem to march to their own beat. The mystery behind the molecular basis of how these parasites synch their rhythm in replication to the host's clock-driven ...