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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 merozoites.
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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.
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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.
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Antibody tests are not usually helpful because many people developed antibodies from past infections, and the tests may not be readily available. A new laser test to detect the presence of malaria parasites in the blood was developed in 2002, but ...
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