Lactic acidosis and hyperlactatemia are common metabolic disturbances in patients with
severe malaria. Lactic acidosis causes physiological adverse effects, which can aggravate …

Disease-transmitting vectors are living organisms that pass infectious agents from one
animal/human to another. The epidemiologically important vectors are usually …

The impact of T helper (Th) 1 versus Th2 immunity on intracellular infections is attributed to
classical versus alternative activation of macrophages leading to resistance or susceptibility …

Plasmodium parasites have a complex life cycle alternating between a mosquito and a
vertebrate host. Following the bite of an Anopheles female mosquito, Plasmodium …

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite belonging to the phylum
Apicomplexa that infects all warm-blooded animals, including humans. T. gondii can …

Studying the microbial symbionts of eukaryotic hosts has revealed a range of interactions
that benefit host biology. Most eukaryotes are also infected by parasites that adversely affect …

Trypanosomiases and leishmaniases are neglected tropical diseases that have been
spreading to previously non-affected areas in recent years. Identification of new …

Signaling from ciliary microdomains controls developmental processes in metazoans.
Trypanosome transmission requires development and migration in the tsetse vector …

Malaria is one of the most life‐threatening infectious diseases worldwide, caused by
infection of humans with parasites of the genus Plasmodium. The complex life cycle of …

Intraspecific competition is a major force in mediating population dynamics, fuelling
adaptation, and potentially leading to evolutionary diversification. Among the evolutionary …