Syndication16 Jul 2008 - 04:29:39 am
"Scientific achievement" in treating malaria
Australian scientists find to the discovery say it might be considered a major achievement in the fight against malaria.
The medical team discovered a new mechanism is broken links used by the red blood cells infected with parasitic-stick internal walls of blood vessels.
In that way, will follow the red blood cells infected with normal blood stream to die in the spleen.
The scientists said that neutralize the only one capable of making adhesives distorted cells fail to Sticking walls of blood vessels.
The team discovered a researcher eight proteins that make glue to the outside surface of blood cells.
The professor now Naomi is a member of the team Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research that targeting those proteins is the solution for the treatment of malaria.
It is noteworthy that malaria could be preventable and treatable but can lead to death if treatment was delayed.
Malaria kills over one million people annually, most of the victims were children on the continent of Africa