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• (also: radical treatment) Complete elimination of malaria parasites from the body; the term applies specifically to elimination of dormant liver stage parasites (hypnozoites) found in Plasmodium vivax and P. ovale.

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  Radical cure. (n.d.). Malaria Glossary. Retrieved April 1, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radical-cure.

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  Radical cure. www.cdc.gov. Malaria Glossary. CDC. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radical-cure (accessed: April 1, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Radical cure." Malaria Glossary. CDC. 1 April. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radical-cure.

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