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==<i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> life cycle== | ==<i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> life cycle== | ||
[[Image:Plasmodium falciparum life cycle.png|thumb| | [[Image:Plasmodium falciparum life cycle.png|thumb|450px|right|Figure 2. <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> life cycle.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria]] | ||
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==Mechanism of Chloroquine resistance== | ==Mechanism of Chloroquine resistance== | ||
[[Image: Mechanism of resistance.gif|thumb| | [[Image: Mechanism of resistance.gif|thumb|450px|right|Figure 1. Mechanism of Chloroquine action in the body.[http://phys.org/news/2014-01-strategy-emerges-drug-resistant-malaria.html]] | ||
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== Prevalence of malaria in Africa== | == Prevalence of malaria in Africa== | ||
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Revision as of 03:11, 21 April 2015
Introduction
By Edna Kemboi
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What is Plasmodium falciparum?
Plasmodium falciparum
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Plasmodium falciparum life cycle
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Mechanism of Chloroquine resistance
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Prevalence of malaria in Africa
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References
[1] Chinappi M, Via A., Marctili P., and Tramontano A. "On the Mechanism of Chloroquine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum." 2010. PLoS ONE 5(11): e14064. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014064.
Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2015, Kenyon College.