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Malaria life cycle

Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite

Anopheles mosquito: malaria vector

Anopheles mosquito

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distribution of malaria and sickle cell anemia

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Evolution of malaria protein family offers new drug targets • May 19, 2025, 1:10 AM ET (News-Medical)

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Study identifies how malaria can lead to childhood cancer • Apr. 26, 2025, 3:14 AM ET (Medical Xpress)

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Malaria life cycle

Plasmodium vivax, malaria parasite

Anopheles mosquito: malaria vector

Anopheles mosquito

World Health Organization

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William Crawford Gorgas.

William Crawford Gorgas

United States Army surgeon

Tu Youyou

Tu Youyou

Chinese scientist and phytochemist

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Sir Ronald Ross

British doctor

Laveran

Alphonse Laveran

French physician and pathologist

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Giovanni Maria Lancisi

Italian physician

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