Three millennia of no eradicative solutions for Malaria
The Although the etiology of Malaria was identified only in the 19 th century, ancient scripts from various regions of the globe hold descriptions for medical cases similar to it. There has even been evidence of the parasite DNA in Egyptian mummies. This means that this insect vector-caused disease has been recognized for long enough for the global healthcare market to be able to eradicate it. But the malarial parasite has always been successful in defeating our drugs. How does it do this? Malaria is caused by species of the parasitic genus, Plasmodium, the chief one being Plasmodium falciparum . Every time mankind has designed a drug against it, the defiant parasite has built an evolutionary riposte. The spread of the resistant parasite into populous countries like India would make it very difficult to control. There needs to be a solution before it is too late. The therapeutic development The considerations: Plasmodium parasites have a complex life cycle. They com...