Bit of better news

[ReptilianKittenEater]

Not only for the billions in affected areas but for travellers who won't need a buddy called Larium.

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/malaria-breakthrough-australian-researchers-160824962.html

..Malaria breakthrough by Australian researchers
CBC – 7 hours ago....Email
Print......Scientists in Australia say they’ve made a breakthrough in the fight against malaria by uncovering a key protein in people who have developed an immunity to the disease.

Researchers at Melbourne’s Burnet Institute analyzed the antibodies of adults and children in Kenya who had become immune over time to the parasite, carried by mosquitoes.

James Beeson, head of the institute’s Centre for Immunology and senior author of the study, said his team examined a key malaria protein called PfEMP1.

“The puzzle has been, what is the key point of attack of the immune system against malaria? We’ve established that one particular protein of malaria is the key point of attack of the immune system,” said Beeson.

Scientists discovered certain Kenyans had developed an immunity to that protein, which means the protein could be a target for a future vaccine.

Specifically, the team studied children between ages of one and 10, as well as adults, and the number of times they had gotten malaria. The more times they had suffered the disease, which causes up to a million deaths year, the more antibodies they had.

According to the study, “repeated infections over time are required to generate antibody responses toward [the protein].”

Beeson said new research will focus on developing a vaccine to induce that immune response to the protein.

Malaria is caused by a parasite called plasmodium, which is transmitted through the bites of infected mosquitoes. Symptoms of malaria include fever, headache and vomiting, and usually appear between 10 and 15 days after the bite.

When untreated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs.

The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, also involved research by University of Melbourne and the Kenya Medical Research Institute

[rickshaw92]

Had it twice. Both times in Sub Saharan Africa. Havent had it since I have been puttin bug juice on my bare ass before goin out. Lotsa skeeters chillin in the shitter.

[stealth1]

Despite having Malaria and Dengue fever before, I really never knew the magnitude of the Malaria problem. It was only after reading some of Kingsley Holgate's material and seeing some of his shows did I become aware of it. It's a rather simple problem to fix if you have a minimum of funds. Obviously in Africa this minimum is alot to someone making a dollar a day.

[RYP]

I don't even think you can find Larium anymore. Plenty of weird ass dreams and funny stories from those days.

doxy once a day works fine. Malaron is another. But wearing heavy socks and boots, long sleeve shirts has kept me from getting malaria. People around get malaria all the time. I dont'

Mossies are small and usually bite around dusk.Lower extremities get bit first. Of course I could just have Charlie Sheen blood that makes the mossies want to drink a martini and have a cigarette when they tap in.

[Fenrisco]

Of course I could just have Charlie Sheen blood that makes the mossies want to drink a martini and have a cigarette when they tap in.

Yup. I share airspace with a female non-drinker with beautiful skin who moisturizes religiously, and consequently - as the less-appetizing choice of blood bank - I haven't been bitten in years. She's plagued. It's one of those "I don't have to run faster than the bear, I just have to run faster than you" things.