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Malaria Relapse

August 24, 2018 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: I had kidney transplant in 2014 from Pakistan. In 2016 I was diagnosed with severe malaria. First doctor did not recommend malaria test, they start giving me antibiotics injection but every week I suffered high fever with shivering & after 3 to 4 months they came to know it's malaria. They gave me ds artem plus 80/480, but after 6 months I was diagnosed with malaria again and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria relapse, P.vivax, Pakistan

What is the Malaria Parasite?

November 14, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: What is the malaria parasite? Answer: Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium; there are five species which infect humans, being Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. All these species are introduced into the human blood stream through the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, Malaria transmission, mosquito, P. knowlesi, P. malariae, P. ovale, P.vivax, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum

Lasting Effects of Malaria

November 13, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the lasting effects of malaria? ANSWER Most people who get malaria and receive the correct treatment in time, usually have no long term affects of malaria infection. However some people who have suffered severe cerebral malaria (from P. falciparum) may experience some longer term neurological effects. There have been reports that up to 25% of young children with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: malaria long term effects, malaria recurrence, P. falciparum, P. ovale, P.vivax

Causes of Malaria

July 24, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the causes of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus Plasmodium. Five species infect humans: P. vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. Learn more about the causes of malaria." … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: causes of malaria, P. falciparum, P. knowlesi, P. malariae, P. ovale, P.vivax, parasite, Plasmodium

Malaria Fever

May 31, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My Father aged 65 years was diagnosed with 2 types of malaria almost a week back. he has been given medicines but temperature is fluctuating and not coming down. all other organs are functionining properly except platelet count which is little less. Now he has been suggested new medicines for a duration of 14 days. How fast can he recover from this malaria and when will the fever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACT, Alu, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, co-infection, Coartem, Duo-Cotecxin, Fansidar, G6DP deficiency, Lariam, Mefloquine, P. malariae, P. ovale, P.vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum, Primaquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, treatment

Breeding Site Characterization of Anopheles Sinensis Larvae in Chinese Villages

March 23, 2012 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Characterizing the breeding site of Anopheles sinensis is of major importance for the transition from malaria control to elimination in China. However, little information is available especially regarding the characteristics and influencing factors of breeding sites of An. sinensis in Yongcheng City, a representative region of unstable malaria transmission in the Huang-Huai River region of central … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: Anopheles Sinensis, Anopheline mosquitoes, Can-Jun Zheng, China, Dong-Sheng Ren, Guang-Chao Zhou, Hong-Sheng Li, Hua-Zhong Li, Jing-Li Liu, Jing-Yi Jiang, P.vivax, Qi-Yong Liu, Qun Li, Xiao-Bo Liu, Yu-Hong Guo, Yun Chen

Malaria Countries and Map

February 20, 2011 By Malaria.com 4 Comments

Geographic Distribution of Malaria Around the World Where malaria is found depends mainly on climatic factors such as temperature, humidity, and rainfalls. Malaria is transmitted in tropical and subtropical areas, where: Anopheles mosquitoes can survive and multiply Malaria parasites can complete their growth cycle in the mosquitoes ("extrinsic incubation period"). Temperature is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Overview Tagged With: Anopheles, Malaria Map, P.vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum

Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Malaria in Pregnant Women on the Thai-Burmese Border

November 16, 2010 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Background: Deworming is recommended by the WHO in girls and pregnant and lactating women to reduce anaemia in areas where hookworm and anaemia are common. There is conflicting evidence on the harm and the benefits of intestinal geohelminth infections on the incidence and severity of malaria, and consequently on the risks and benefits of deworming in malaria affected populations. We examined … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transmission & Vectors Tagged With: A. lumbricoides, Anaemia, Burma, Deworming, Geohelminth Infection, Helminths, Hookworm, Intestinal Worms, Myanmar, P.vivax, Pregnancy and Malaria, Roundworms, T.trichuria, Thailand, Whipworms

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