• About Us
  • Board of Advisors
  • Contact

MALARIA.com

A Malaria Information and Community Portal

  • Home
  • Malaria Overview
  • Malaria Research
  • News
  • Videos
  • Blogs
  • Malaria Q&A
  • Events
  • Jobs
Home / Archives for Plasmodium Vivax

Is malaria a blood borne pathogen?

November 18, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: Is malaria a bloodborne pathogen? Answer: Yes.  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), introduced into the human blood stream through the bite of an infected anopheles mosquito. To learn more about how the malaria parasite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, Malaria transmission, Plasmodium, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax

Mass drug administration for the control and elimination of Plasmodium vivax malaria: an ecological study from Jiangsu province, China

November 1, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Recent progress in malaria control has caused renewed interest in mass drug administration (MDA) as a potential elimination strategy but the evidence base is limited. China has extensive experience with MDA, but it is not well documented. Methods An ecological study was conducted to describe the use of MDA for the control and elimination of Plasmodium vivax in Jiangsu Province and explore the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Research Tagged With: Adam Bennett, Amy R Tao, China, George Dennis Shanks, Jimee Hwang, Jun Cao, Malaria Journal, Mass Drug Administration, Michelle S Hsiang, Plasmodium Vivax, Richard GA Feachem, Roly D Gosling and Qi Gao, Stephen Patrick Kachur, Yaobao Liu

Ranbaxy Drug Synriam Receives Indian Government Approval to Treat Plasmodium Vivax

October 21, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Single treatment for both Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum malaria Permission received to conduct Phase III clinical trials for pediatric formulation Gurgaon, India,: Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy) today announced that the company has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), Government of India to manufacture and market Synriam … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: CDSCO, India, Plasmodium Vivax, Ranbaxy, Synriam

Is it Malaria Relapse?

February 4, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION WHILE IN VIETNAM, I HAD VIVAX AND FACIPRIUM MALARIA. THE OLDER I GET I COME DOWN WITH THE CHILLS, FEVER AND PROFUSE SWEATING. BLOOD TEST NEVER DOES SHOW ANY MALARIA BUT DOES SHOW THE VIVAX ANTIBODIES. DOES THIS MEAN I STILL HAVE MALARIA OR HOW LONG DO THE ANTIBODIES REMAIN IN MY BODY AND WHY NO MALARIA CELLS? ANSWER Antibodies to malaria can persist in the body for years after … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: antibodies, diagnosis, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax, recurring malaria, relapse

Can the PCR blood test identify hypnozoites?

November 3, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 2 Comments

QUESTION I have never been diagnosed with malaria but returned from Turkey in 2007 (P. Vivax endemic area; Diarbykar & Mardin areas). My symptoms were consistent with malaria and I have now had 5 relapses since then, averaging one occurrence per year. I now have impaired kidney functioning and I am uncertain if this could be because of undiagnosed malaria? Would the PCR blood test at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: antibodies, diagnosis, dormant life stage, ELISA, endemic areas, hypnozoites, liver, PCR, Plasmodium Vivax, travelers

Testing for Dormant Malaria

September 17, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION When malaria is dormant in the body can it be detected in a blood test? ANSWER Not directly, no. A normal malaria blood test consists of a thick or thin smear, which is often stained and then looked at under a microscope; with these tests, you would not be able to see any sign of the malaria which is lying dormant in the liver. However, there is another type of blood test, known … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: antibodies, immune system, infection, malaria test, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, serology, thick smear, thin smear

Malaria or Kidney Infection?

September 16, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Two months ago my daughter was in Uganda working and when came back to the States she was hospitalized for 4 days with Malaria symptoms. Her tests came back negative they really didn't act like they knew how to treat this. They kept telling her they didn't know how to diagnosis Malaria. So they treated her for it. She now after 2 months is once again hospitalized with the same … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: blood test, diagnosis, kidney infection, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, rapid diagnostic test, relapse, symptoms, travel medicine, treatment, tropical medicine, Uganda

Recurrence of Malaria

September 11, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION If a person treated for malaria after being infected from a malaria endemic country of West Africa and cured then he travel back to his country which does not known for malaria endemic region of the world. Question is: Is there any chance of re-occurrence even he is not being exposed to malaria spreading mosquito for some time may be year? Is it true Malaria parasites stays in liver … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Chloroquine, dormancy, G6DP deficiency, hibernation, liver, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, prevalence, Primaquine, relapse, West Africa

Positive RDT After Malaria Treatment

August 22, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I have Pv malaria repeated 2 times in two month then doctor give arthemether, lumefantrine tablet for three days twice in a day and primaquine tablet for 14 days..after this treatment malaria show positive on rapid test by a faint line....what is this? ANSWER It sounds like your doctor has treated you appropriately. What the line on the rapid test means depends a bit on the type … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: antigens, liver, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, rapid diagnostic test, RDT

Vivax or Falciparum Malaria?

August 20, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: I live in Pucallpa, Peru. I recently went on a trip to a remote jungle location in amazon jungle of Peru, and now I have malaria, but I’m not sure if it’s Vivax or falciparum. How could I know the difference? It seems like vivax is more common here in the jungle region of Peru, or am I wrong? Also, if it is Vivax, is Chloroquine with primaquine the best thing to take? I heard vivax is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Peru, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax

Next Page »

Stay Informed

WWARN Corner

About WWARN

The WorldWide Antimalarial Resistance Network (WWARN) generates innovative resources and reliable evidence to inform the malaria community on the factors affecting the efficacy of antimalarial medicines. Learn more…

  • Fighting Malaria Requires Protecting the Effectiveness of Antimalarial Medicines
  • Data Sharing at IDDO
  • Evidence to inform equitable dosing in very young and malnourished children

More WWARN Stories...

  • Home
  • Malaria Overview
  • Malaria Research
  • News
  • Videos
  • Blogs
  • Malaria Q&A
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • About Us
  • Board of Advisors
  • Contact

Copyright © 2023 Malaria.com · Log in