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29/03/2009
P-MAPA against visceral leishmaniaisis
Pesquisa Fapesp
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A pre-announced disease
Lethal infection caused by a single cell parasite, visceral leishmaniasis spreads throughout Brazilian cities
A highly lethal disease that attacks some 3,100 people a year in the country and kills in over 90% of the cases, if not properly treated, is reaching large Brazilian cities: visceral leishmaniasis. Caused by a single-cell parasite, the protozoan Leishmania chagasi, it settles within the body’s defense cells and damages the spleen, the liver and the bone marrow.
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