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malaria common name
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Malaria
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malaria causal agent
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Plasmodium vivax - P. falciparum - P. malariae - P. ovale - apicomplexans (sporozoan)
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malaria reservoir & transmission
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human - vector-borne - female anopheles mosquito - mainly tropical - shared needles - blood transfusions - mother to fetus
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malaria portals of entry/exit - toxin -virulence factor - area affected
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liver - blood - kidney - RBC's
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malaria signs & symptoms
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10-16 day incubation - malaise - fatigue - vague aches - nausea - chills - fever - sweating - cough - weakness - hemolytic anemia - organ enlargement & rupture due to cellular debris in spleen, liver, & kidneys
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malaria lab id
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stained blood smears - rapid malaria test
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malaria treatment
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quinine - chloroquine - mefloquine - primaquine - artemether
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malaria prevention
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mosquito nets treated with insecticides - screens - repellents - personal protection - weekly doses of prophylactic drugs such as malarone - tetracycline - chloroquine
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malaria other information
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90% of all cases are reported in Africa
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