Liver Stage Malaria (IMAGE)

Duke University

Liver Stage Malaria

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In the early stages of infection, the malaria parasite (green) hides out in a person's liver cells (blue) before invading their blood. Shown in red is a human protein that the parasite co-opts to help it survive in a bubble-like compartment where it will grow and multiply.

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Rene Raphemot, Ph.D., Duke University

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