Malaria: An Exploration of Plasmodium Visibility and the Antibody Response
Introduction Malaria is a vector-borne disease caused by the parasitic protist Plasmodium Falciparum. It is among the leading causes of death worldwide: 3.2 million people are at risk of infection annually, with an estimated 200-500 million people infected and 600,000-one million reported annual deaths (1,6). The brunt of these infections occur in poor, provincial areas…