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    Dengue mosquito bites?

    Hey all! Had dinner last night poolside at a resort in Punta Sam, Mexico. We’ve been here for several days and had only gotten a couple mosquito bites, but as the sun went down last eve we were essentially swarmed. We applied spray, but the bugs were quick and got us each a few times first...
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    Kill Toxoplasmosis for good

    Identification of compounds that suppress Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites and bradyzoites https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28609444/ Drug treatment for toxoplasmosis is problematic, because current drugs cannot eradicate latent infection with Toxoplasma gondii and can cause bone marrow toxicity...
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    Methylene Blue Cures Malaria Within 48 Hours And Stops Its Further Spread

    This study shamelessly presents the findings as something completely novel and groundbreaking. However, methylene blue (MB) has been used as anti-malarial for more than a century, and in fact treating malaria was its first designation as an official drug. Methylene blue - Wikipedia Be that as...
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    5-HT1A Receptor Agonists May Treat Malaria

    One of the well-known and safe agonists at the 5-HT1A receptor is lisuride. Maybe something to bring along on that next trip to Africa or other tropical regions? http://aac.asm.org/content/47/12/3806.abstract "...Toidentify new leads for the treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, we...
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