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Title
Malaria : deadly parasites, exciting research and no vaccination / Friedrich Frischknecht.
ISBN
9783658384074 (electronic bk.)
3658384077 (electronic bk.)
3658384069
9783658384067
Imprint
Wiesbaden : Springer, 2023.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (45 p.).
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-658-38407-4 doi
Call Number
RC157
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.9/362
Summary
Friedrich Frischknecht gives an insight into malaria and the biological complexity of the parasites that trigger it. The author takes the reader on a journey from the historical discovery of the pathogen to the modern methods of vaccine development. He explains how genetic manipulations help to understand the parasite and to develop novel vaccination approaches. He explains the difficulties that need to be overcome to eradicate malaria. The content History of Malaria The complex life cycle of parasites Sickle cell anemia or how malaria affects the human genome From basic research on animal models to a new vaccine Discussing the possibility of eradicating malaria Target groups Medical and biological-technical assistants, laboratory technicians, laypersons with an interest in biology and medicine Scientists and students from non-biomedical subjects The author Prof. Dr. Friedrich Frischknecht studied biochemistry at the Freie Universitt Berlin and did his PhD on smallpox viruses at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg. After a research stay at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, he has been head of a research group at the University Hospital in Heidelberg since 2005 and is interested in the molecular basis of the movement of malaria parasites. This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 23, 2023).
Series
Springer essentials.
Intro
Preface
What You Can Find in This essential
Contents
About the Author
1: Introduction
2: From Swamp Fever to Plasmodium
2.1 Symptoms of Malaria
2.2 Malaria on the Rhine
2.3 Discovery of the Pathogens
3: Life Cycle of Malaria-Causing Parasites
3.1 Different Species in Humans and Animals
3.2 The Path Through the Mosquito
3.3 The Liver
3.4 Sickle Cell Anemia and Similar Diseases That Protect Against Malaria
4: Genetic Engineering and Vaccines
4.1 Immunity in Adults
4.2 Proteins as Vaccines
4.3 Irradiated Parasites
4.4 Genetically Modified Parasites
5: Public Health and the Hubris of Modern Science
6: Summary
What You Can Take from This essential
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