Publication subTitle :from Quinine to Qinghaosu
Author: Irwin W. Sherman
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Publication year: 2011
E-ISBN: 9781555816889
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781555819095
Subject: R978.61 Babesiosis antigen drug
Keyword: History of Science
Language: ENG
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Magic Bullets To Conquer Malaria
Description
A clear, concise discourse of 300 years of malarial drug research. • Presents a historical overview of antimalarial medicines and examines future challenges in the discovery and development of effective treatments and control strategies. • Provides new perspectives on the creative process of drug discovery and the challenges of overcoming drug resistance. • Discusses the use of larvicides, bednets, and DDT as well as recombinant DNA and monoclonal antibodies to block malaria transmission from mosquitoes to humans. • Serves as a resource for microbiologists, parasitologists, pharmacologists, medicinal chemists, biochemists, physicians, and drug researchers.