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Chances of surviving malaria may be higher when host consumes fewer calories

Malaria parasites sense and adapt to their host’s nutritional status. The chances of surviving a malaria infection may be higher when the host consumes fewer calories, according to new research. A new study shows that the infectious agent responsible for malaria, the Plasmodium parasite, is able to sense its host’s nutritional status and actively adapt through changes in...

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