Malaria is the most serious and widespread parasitic disease of humans and is arguably the
commonest disease of red blood cells (RBCs). Malaria has exerted a powerful effect on
human evolution and selection for resistance has led to the appearance and persistence of
a number of inherited diseases. After parasite invasion, RBCs are progressively and
dramatically modified. New structures appear inside the RBC and novel parasite proteins
are exported to the erythrocyte cytoplasm and membrane skeleton. Radical biochemical …