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Cure for malaria in testing phase
Thursday, July 23, 2015 8:58
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A drug currently being tested shows promise as a cure for malaria. Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center and researchers in Australia are working together on this potential cure.
Malaria is a spread by mosquitos. It causes fevers, chills, flu-like symptoms, and in severe cases death. The mosquitos spread a parasite that attacks red blood cells. It can also be spread through a compromised blood transfusion, though this is very rare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, malaria killed about 500,000 people in 2013. Most of these deaths were children in Africa.
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