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Malaria Detection Requires Bleeding Heart

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Jun. 4, 2009 — Malaria is a huge problem in tropical countries of the Third World. This is why some people have emphasized improving techniques for detecting the parasite that causes the disease, and yet a proven method for detecting the parasite was developed more than 100 years ago. The problem is that it requires a microscope, and microscopes are expensive and require a trained operator. You're not going to find many fancy microscopes and sage microscopists in the savannahs of central Africa or in the jungles of Central America. The other method is a rapid diagnostic test. Although the test...Read full article

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    Published: June 2009
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    microscope
    An instrument consisting essentially of a tube 160 mm long, with an objective lens at the distant end and an eyepiece at the near end. The objective forms a real aerial image of the object in the focal plane of the eyepiece where it is observed by the eye. The overall magnifying power is equal to the linear magnification of the objective multiplied by the magnifying power of the eyepiece. The eyepiece can be replaced by a film to photograph the primary image, or a positive or negative relay...
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