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Combining QNM with functionalized<br />

probes - Pathogenesis of Malaria<br />

Erythrocyte (Red Blood Cell) Infection<br />

P. falciparum<br />

Anopheles mosquito<br />

Healthy RBC<br />

• Parasites enter bloodstream and<br />

infect RBCs.<br />

• As parasites multiply, <strong>the</strong> RBCs<br />

breaks open and infects more RBCs.<br />

• Infected RBCs are misshapen with<br />

knob-like structures on surface.<br />

Knobs<br />

Infected RBC<br />

1/22/2013<br />

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