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Intracellular Parasites

New Developments in Chemotherapy

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Intracellular Parasites

Part of the book series: Subcellular Biochemistry ((SCBI,volume 18))

Abstract

Intracellular protozoan parasites cause many of the most severe and widespread diseases of man, particularly malaria, leishmaniasis, Chagas’ disease, and toxoplasmosis. This chapter will summarize some recent advances in the chemotherapy of these diseases, which have received considerable attention in earlier chapters of this volume.

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