Viagra to prevent transmission of the malaria parasite?
Thursday, May 7, 2015 - 21:30
in Health & Medicine
By increasing the stiffness of erythrocytes infected by the causal agent of malaria, Viagra favors their elimination from the blood circulation and may therefore reduce transmission of the parasite from humans to mosquitoes. This astonishing discovery could lead to a treatment to reduce the spread of malaria within a population.