Also, the fact it’s caused by a parasite makes East Coast fever similar to malaria.
此外，它是由寄生虫引起的这一事实使得东海岸热与疟疾相似。
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Nene, who heads the institute’s Vaccine Biosciences Program, said East Coast fever can eventually cause pulmonary edema -- a potentially fatal build-up of fluid in the lungs.
East Coast fever (theileriosis) is a disease of cattle, sheep and goats caused by the protozoan parasite Theileria parva. The term excludes diseases caused by other Theileria, such as tropical theileriosis (also known as Mediterranean theileriosis), caused by T. annulata, and human theileriosis, caused by T. microti.