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The 9 pages that link to Plasmodium falciparum, each with the reason it gives.

• MalariaBroader topic: It is the principal cause of severe malaria in many regions.

• Antigenic variationBroader topic: It switches expressed PfEMP1 variants, helping infected red blood cells evade acquired antibodies.

• ArtemisininBroader topic: Artemisinin derivatives rapidly reduce this parasite’s blood-stage burden.

• PlasmodiumBroader topic: Its distinctive forms and severe disease helped shape early parasite classification.

• QuinineBroader topic: Quinine can treat infections by this species, including some resistant cases.

• ChloroquineRelated: Chloroquine targets blood-stage parasites, but resistance is widespread in this species.

• Medical microbiologyBroader topic: It demonstrates that medical microbiology includes parasites as well as bacteria and viruses.

• PyrimethamineRelated: Mutations in its dihydrofolate reductase can confer pyrimethamine resistance.

• Tu YouyouRelated: Artemisinin rapidly reduces this parasite’s burden in infected patients.