| Literature DB >> 1709838 |
W R Weiss1, R A Houghten, M F Good, J A Berzofsky, L H Miller, S L Hoffman.
Abstract
Humans are infected with malaria by the bite of anophelene mosquitos carrying plasmodia sporozoites. These sporozoites pass quickly from the blood into hepatocytes, where they develop into mature liver-stage parasites over several days. The clinical stage of the illness begins only when the liver-stage parasites rupture into the bloodstream and erythrocytes are invaded. The pre-erythrocytic stages of malaria are inviting targets for vaccine development, because an effective immune response to these early stages would prevent symptomatic infections.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID: 1709838 PMCID: PMC2393032
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bull World Health Organ ISSN: 0042-9686 Impact factor: 9.408