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Artemisinin Definition:
Drug used in malaria-endemic areas to reduce parasitemia.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Artemisinin Notes:
Artemisinin is a drug that is used against malaria (caused by Plasmodium falciparum) and helps to reduce parasitemia in malaria-endemic areas. Tu Youyou discovered artemisinin in 1972 and was awarded with half Nobel Prize in 2015 for her discovery in Medicine.
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