By looking at malaria infections and hookworms as competitors battling over a key resource — red blood cells — ecologists were able to explain why co-infected patients often got sicker after being dewormed: without the hookworms to keep it in check, the malaria infection ran rampant.
Competing for blood: How ecologists are solving infectious disease mysteries
Competing for blood: How ecologists are solving infectious disease mysteries
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