Malaria is a devastating infectious mosquito-borne disease caused by single-celled parasites called Plasmodium that can live inside red blood cells. As the malaria parasite mutates, it is becoming resistant to even the most powerful antimalarial drugs, such as artemisinin. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe they may have found a new way to treat malaria by using luminol, the compound commonly used by detectives at crime scenes in order to find trace amounts of blood.
Researchers Use Luminol to Treat Malaria
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