昏睡病有了新疗法
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tsetse fly
parasite
enzyme
Paul Wyatt
Drug Discovery for Tropical Diseases
University of Dundee
N-myristoyl transferase (NMT)
Sleeping sickness is a deadly disease that infects about 60,000 people in Africa each year. Now scientists in Scotland say they may have found a new treatment. Their findings are in the journal Science. Sleeping sickness is spread by the bite of the tsetse fly. The insect can carry a parasite that …
昏睡病是种致命的疾病,在非洲每年约有6万人受到感染。如今苏格兰的科学家声称他们可能已经找到了新的治疗方法。他们的研究结果发表在《科学》期刊上。 昏睡病是通过采采蝇的叮咬传播的。这种昆虫能够携带一种感染中枢神经系统的寄生虫。感染初期会引起发热、头痛、皮肤瘙痒和虚弱乏力。 接下来,当寄生虫进入到大脑时,将会…