A world class of scientists has tested a new drug in a group of mice in labs. They found a new categorize of drug to treat malaria, reported wsj.com. According to a medical report published by the journal Science, future test on human will begin this year.
Malaria sickness usually causes high fevers, shaking chills, symptoms similar to flu, joint pain, and fatal death.
There were about 836,000 malaria deaths in 2009 and mostly occurred in Africa. According to the WHO as reported by wsj.com, majority of the deaths were children under the age of five. As the new drug could bring new hope to battle against malaria, scientists believe the new drug could reduce the number of deaths in poor countries.
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