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61Quinine — The original antimalarial agent, quinine took its name from the Peruvian Indian word kina meaning bark of the tree referring to the cinchona tree. From this tree, quinine was first obtained. The Peruvian Indians called it the fever tree. Quinine …
62Diagnosis of malaria — The mainstay of malaria diagnosis has been the microscopic examination of blood, utilizing blood films.[1] Although blood is the sample most frequently used to make a diagnosis, both saliva and urine have been investigated as alternative, less… …
63Sickle-cell disease — This article is about the disease itself. For the genetic transmission of sickle cell disease and its carrier state, see sickle cell trait. Sickle cell disease Classification and external resources Normal and sickle shaped red blood cells ICD 10 …
64Ronald Ross — Infobox Scientist name = Ronald Ross caption = birth date = birth date|1857|5|13|df=y birth place = Almora, India death date = death date and age|1932|09|16|1857|5|13|df=y death place = London, England nationality = United Kingdom field =… …
65Thalassemia — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D56 ICD 9 282.4 …
66Heterozygote advantage — A heterozygote advantage (heterozygous advantage) describes the case in which the heterozygote genotype has a higher relative fitness than either the homozygote dominant or homozygote recessive genotype. The specific case of heterozygote… …
67Freedom from Hunger — Infobox company company name = Freedom from Hunger company company type = Non profit foundation = 1946 location = flagicon|USA Davis, CA key people = flagicon|USA Chris Dunford area served = Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala …
68Malaria vaccine — Malaria vaccines are an area of intensive research. However, there is no effective vaccine that has been introduced into clinical practice. The global burden of P. falciparum malaria increased through the 1990s due to drug resistant parasites and …
69Mefloquin — Strukturformel Racemisches Mefloquin: (S,R) Form (links) (R,S) Form (rechts) Allgemeines …
70Ross, Sir Ronald — born May 13, 1857, Almora, India died Sept. 16, 1932, Putney Heath, London, Eng. British bacteriologist. After earning a medical degree, he entered the Indian Medical Service and served in the third Anglo Burmese War (1885). He studied… …
