The fight against malaria worldwide was given a big boost in early 2009 when Bill Gates announced That through The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation they would be donating 168 million dollars to the Path Vaccine Initiative which does research to work on a solution to this disease. Malaria is a mosquito born malady that occurs when a mosquito bite leaves microscopic parasites under the skin of the victim. The first symptoms of the illness are fever and flu like chills. If left untreated it can kill. Worldwide 350-500 million people are infected with malaria and over 1 million die every year. Most of the victims are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Bill Gates has said that the Path foundation is now in the third stage of trial phases for a vaccine. At the pace they are going a partially effective Malaria vaccine may be available in three years. A fully effective vaccine may take another five to ten years.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Bill Gates Announces Trial Phases For Malaria Vaccine
The fight against malaria worldwide was given a big boost in early 2009 when Bill Gates announced That through The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation they would be donating 168 million dollars to the Path Vaccine Initiative which does research to work on a solution to this disease. Malaria is a mosquito born malady that occurs when a mosquito bite leaves microscopic parasites under the skin of the victim. The first symptoms of the illness are fever and flu like chills. If left untreated it can kill. Worldwide 350-500 million people are infected with malaria and over 1 million die every year. Most of the victims are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Bill Gates has said that the Path foundation is now in the third stage of trial phases for a vaccine. At the pace they are going a partially effective Malaria vaccine may be available in three years. A fully effective vaccine may take another five to ten years.
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