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Pathophysiology of Malaria

May 5, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the pathophysiology of malaria? ANSWER Malaria causes disease through a number of pathways, which depend to a certain extent on the species. Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium; there are five species which infect humans, beingPlasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. All these species are introduced into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: cyclic fever, erythrocytic cycle, exo-erythrocytic stage, life cycle, liver stage, Malaria transmission, merozoites, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, red blood cells, reproduction, sequestration, sporozoite, synchronized rupture

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