- A new malaria drug is called GanLum.
- This drug helps fight malaria better.
- It works even when some parasites resist old drugs.
- GanLum is different from current treatments.
- It was tested on many patients in Africa.
- It cured a lot of people successfully.
Difficult words
- drug — A substance used for medical treatment.drugs
- malaria — A disease caused by parasites in mosquitoes.
- fight — To stop or defeat something harmful.
- treatment — The use of medicine to help someone.treatments
- patient — A person who receives medical care.patients
- cure — To make someone free from a disease.cured
- test — To try something to see if it works.tested
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Discussion questions
- Why is it important to find new malaria treatments?
- How do you feel about testing new drugs on patients?
- What challenges might new drugs face in the future?
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