Getting Your Head around Cerebral Malaria

Cell Host Microbe. 2017 Nov 8;22(5):586-588. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.10.017.

Abstract

Cerebral malaria is one of the most severe complications of human infection by the Plasmodium falciparum parasite. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Kessler et al. (2017) provide valuable insights into the diagnosis and pathogenesis of this poorly understood manifestation of malaria.

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MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Malaria
  • Malaria, Cerebral*
  • Malaria, Falciparum*
  • Plasmodium falciparum