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Malaria Parasites: Immunity Evasion Mechanism

Malaria Parasites: Immunity Evasion Mechanism: The malaria parasite’s ability to hide from the human immune system is an important discovery in understanding malaria infection. The parasite can “switch” between red blood cells undetected, and therefore escape detection. This process allows the malaria parasite to reproduce “itself” inside another red blood cell and produce a new wave of daughter parasites. This discovery is described in a … Continue reading Malaria Parasites: Immunity Evasion Mechanism