SITE unseen!. . .using parasites for new malaria vaccine. . .

[NewtonMP2100]

. . .fascinating. . .


The Soul of a New Vaccine

. . .Sanaria uses the whole parasite, extracted by hand from the mosquito’s salivary glands, and weakened so it cannot multiply.

Pasteur weakened rabies and anthrax bacilli by air drying them. Sanaria uses gamma rays.

Because the world now fights malaria — ineptly — with nets, insecticides and drugs, a vaccine is desperately needed. . .

[cbelt3]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Malaria is a PARASITE, not a 'virus' or 'bacteria' , no ?

And the parasite has, in many cases, evolved to be immune to good old Quinine.

Well, good luck to 'em.

[ztirffritz]

I'm pretty sure that it is a virus that multiplies inside red blood cells. When it reproduces it causes the blood cells to explode. I could just be full of it too.

[ztirffritz]

I sit correct: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria

Protazoans

[mrlynn]

Thanks for the link. There's a lot of talk about using more DDT to control mosquitos, but at best that's a temporary solution, as the mosquitos adapt.

/Mr Lynn