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Number of Species of Malaria

May 3, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I recently read an ISOS world malaria day poster saying 5 species of plasmodium cause malaria. I think that is confusing as we always talked about 4, ovale, vivax, falciparum and malaria....are they referring to the way we now split ovale into 2 sub species? or is this a typo on their part? ANSWER That is a really interesting question, and a good observation on your part! I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: 24-hour life cycle, life stages, macaque, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Species, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, primate malaria, severe malaria, South-East Asia, trophozoites

What is “Pf” and “Pv” in relation to malaria?

September 19, 2011 By Malaria Q&A 1 Comment

QUESTION: What is pf and pv? ANSWER: "Pf" stands for Plasmodium falciparum and "Pv" stands for Plasmodium vivax. These are two different species of the parasite that causes malaria in humans. Pf causes the most acute, severe form of the disease, which can have a cerebral manifestation ("cerebral malaria") and causes the most deaths worldwide. Pv is still a serious disease, but usually … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Species, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax

What are the strains of malaria?

May 28, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: What are the different strains of malaria? ANSWER: Malaria is caused by small, single-celled parasites called protozoans, and specifically ones of the genus Plasmodium. There are many, many species of Plasmodium, which infect a wide variety of different species, from lizards and birds to rodents, bats and primates. Of all the species of malaria, four main ones infect humans - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Species, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium ovale curtisi, Plasmodium ovale wallikeri, Plasmodium Vivax

Causes of Malaria

May 23, 2011 By Claire Standley, Editor 1 Comment

QUESTION: What causes malaria? ANSWER: Malaria is a disease caused by a parasitic single-celled animal known as Plasmodium. There are different species of Plasmodium, which cause different kinds of malaria. The main types which infect humans are P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale and P. malariae. The parasite is transmitted by certain species of mosquito; the parasite lives in the human … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: causes of malaria, Malaria life cycle, Malaria Species, Plasmodium, red blood cells

How Many Types of Human Malaria?

April 16, 2011 By Ask-Malaria-Questions Leave a Comment

QUESTION: How many types of malaria infect humans? ANSWER: There are four main types of malaria which infect humans: Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae and P. ovale. P. ovale additionally can be split into two sympatric sub-species, P. o. curtisi and P. o. wallikeri. Each of these five kinds has a subtly different life cycle which results in slight variations in symptoms and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Species, Non-human/Zoonotic Malaria, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Types of Malaria

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