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Existing vaccines work against viruses and bacteria, but the parasite that causes malaria is a more complex type of organism.
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Foot-and-mouth is endemic in central Africa, parts of the Middle East and Asia, so this would be a significant improvement over existing vaccines.
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The technology, however, could be applied to other vaccines, such as those against influenza virus, or vaccines under development for TB and malaria or for existing vaccines administered in childhood.
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This would make the use of existing conventional vaccines a much safer process.
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This is not a prevention, in the way that most vaccines are, but a treatment for existing disease.
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Caltech's grant was for finding a way to equip the body to fight a disease that it may not be prepared to tackle, such as AIDS. Most vaccines and therapies try to bulk up the body's existing defenses, say, by boosting the immune system.
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