Abstract:Introduction: Malaria infection, anaemia and intestinal parasitism, are important public health problems in Colombia. Available data suggests that these are not separate conditions, but interrelated. On the other hand, retinol supplementation successfully decreases mortality in children. In malaria endemic areas, this supplement reduces severe malaria in children, due to immune modulation by retinol. For example, retinoic acid induced a bias towards a TH2 immune response, an event that is associated with prote… Show more
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