How Malaria During Pregnancy Can Affect Baby's Immunity

When mothers are infected with malaria during pregnancy, they could pass on their own cells to the baby and alter the possibilities of the baby acquiring infection later in life, finds a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

Mothers infected with malaria affect baby's immunity
- Malaria is caused by the bite of a female anopheles mosquito
- Mothers with malaria during pregnancy could pass on their cells to the baby
- This can affect the baby's immunity

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