Malaria - Plasmodium vivax/P.falciparum/P.ovale/P.malariae
Ø Protozoan,
non motile (Sporozoa)
Ø Virulence: Intracellular parasite - invades RBC's, liver
Ø Transmission: Bite of infected Anopheles mosquito
Ø Complex
life cycle - part in mosquito, part in human liver, RBC's
Ø Disease: Release of parasites & toxic substances
from ruptured RBC's causes high fever, chills, vomiting, severe headaches. Occurs in approx. 3-day cycles.
Ø Identification: peripheral blood smear; Observation parasite
in RBC's
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