New compounds for the treatment of infectious tropical diseases
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 12:20
in Health & Medicine
Newly patented compounds show significant improvements over existing treatments, showing low toxicity and, consequently, fewer side-effects. Infectious tropical diseases mainly affect people living in developing countries. They are transmitted by the bites of insects carrying parasites that are infectious to human beings. Apart from the obvious obstacle they pose to economic and social development, these diseases are the cause of enormous human suffering and high death counts.