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Malaria Learning Center

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Malaria is caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. In humans, the parasites (called sporozoites) travel to the liver, where they mature and release another form, the merozoit...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 30, 2009
Human malaria is caused by four different species of a parasite called plasmodium: Plasmodium falciparum (the most deadly), P. vivax , P. malariae, and P. ovale . The last two are fairly uncommon. Many animals can get malaria but human malaria doe...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Human malaria is caused by four different species of a parasite called plasmodium: Plasmodium falciparum (the most deadly), P.vivax , P. malariae, and P. ovale . The last two are fairly uncommon. Many animals can get malaria but human malaria does...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Malaria is diagnosed by examining blood under a microscope. The parasite can be seen in the blood smears on a slide. These blood smears may need to be repeated over a 72-hour period in order to make a diagnosis. Antibody tests are not usually help...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
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