Interactions Between Malaria Parasite And HIV Demonstrated By Novel Technique

The World Health Organization estimates that in 2011 there were 216 million cases of malaria and 34.2 million people living with HIV. These diseases particularly afflict sub-Saharan Africa, where large incidence of co-infection result in high mortality rates. Yet, in spite of this global pandemic, interactions between the parasite that causes malaria, Plasmodium falciparum, and HIV-1 are poorly understood. However, a new video article in JoVE,, the Journal of Visualized Experiments, that describes a novel technique to study the interactions between HIV-1 and P... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..