Malaria

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  • Created on: 02-10-22 12:42
what spcies of plasmodium infects humans
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What species of plasmodium is most likely to result in severe infections and if not promptly treated, may lead to death
P. falciparum
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how is malaria transmited
female anopheles mosquito
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where did the anopheles mosquito vector probably original from
Africa
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More people are dying now with malaria than how many years ago
30
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mostly children under 5 1 child dies every *blank*
12 seconds
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what percentage of the World’s population will suffer a clinical attack each year.
10%
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In 2020 there were an estimated *BLANK* malaria cases in *BLANK* malaria endemic countries
241 million, 85
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in 2020 how many estimated deaths occurred globally
627,000
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can be caused by all species of Plasmodium spp.; the patient has circulating parasites but no symptoms.
Aymptomatic malaria
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can be caused by all Plasmodium spp. Symptoms are nonspecific; fever, moderate‑to‑severe shaking chills, profuse sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and anaemia
uncomplicated malaria
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usually caused by infection with P. falciparum, less frequently it can also be caused by P. vivax or P. knowlesi. Complications include severe anaemia and end‑organ damage, including coma (cerebral malaria), pulmonary complications (for example, oedema an
Severe (complicated) malaria
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Symptoms of malaria tends to appear between *blank*
10 days - 4 weeks
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