Authors: Sulabha Pathak, Mayuri Rege, Nithya J. Gogtay, Umesh Aigal, Surya Kant Sharma, Neena Valecha, Gyan Bhanot, Nilima A. Kshirsagar, Shobhona Sharma
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035592
Abstract Summary
Clinical malaria shows a striking male bias in low-transmission areas of India, but only after puberty. While children under 10 showed no sex differences, adult men had significantly higher infection rates than women for both major malaria types. Interestingly, this bias disappeared in community surveillance data, suggesting men may develop more severe symptoms requiring medical care rather than having higher infection rates overall.
Why Brain? ðŸ§
Study reveals adult males in low-malaria regions have significantly higher clinical malaria rates than females after puberty, while children show no sex difference—suggesting hormonal factors may influence disease susceptibility.
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