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Viagra Could Stop The Spread Of Malaria by Frankenstein: 7:14pm On May 14, 2015
The world's favourite little
blue pill doesn't just treat
erectile dysfunction, new
research suggests that
Viagra may also help stop
the spread of malaria. By
causing the parasite behind
the disease, Plasmodium
falciparum, to, well, stiffen,
Viagra makes infected red
blood cells less flexible, and
encourages the spleen to
filter them out of the blood
stream.

While this doesn't stop
someone from being infected
with malaria, it does stop
uninfected mosquitoes from
picking up the parasite-
carrying red blood cells
when they bite these
patients, and therefore
prevents the disease from
spreading to other people.


http://www.sciencealert.com/viagra-could-help-stop-the-spread-of-malaria-new-study-suggests
Re: Viagra Could Stop The Spread Of Malaria by generaluthman: 7:16pm On May 14, 2015
Really?
Re: Viagra Could Stop The Spread Of Malaria by Frankenstein: 7:51pm On May 14, 2015
generaluthman:
Really?
Yea.

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