An Orphan Disease Gets Adopted
Courtesy of Ed Rowton, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research An anopheline mosquito taking a blood meal. Researchers and physicians, open your guides to rare diseases, for that may be the only place you'll encounter Jumping Frenchmen of Maine. There you also will find Kabuki Make-up Syndrome, Split-Hand Deformity, Stiff Person Syndrome, Tangier Disease, and Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome. These are among thousands of "orphan diseases," originally so called because they weren't "adopted" by spon
| Courtesy of Ed Rowton, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research |
![]() An anopheline mosquito taking a blood meal. |
In the case of malaria, however, government and foundation initiatives are under way, with private sector involvement, including a commitment...
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