• Question: What is the deadliest parasite you have studied

    Asked by anon-292581 to Ross on 27 Apr 2021. This question was also asked by anon-292579.
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      Ross Low answered on 27 Apr 2021:

      The deadliest parasite I have studied is called Plasmodium falciparum which is the parasite that causes malaria. It kills about half a million people every year and the worst thing is that we have medicine that can treat and even prevent it but it’s quite expensive so people who can’t afford it are most at risk.

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