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Any organism that lives in or on another organism without benefiting the host organism; commonly refers to pathogens, most commonly in reference to protozoans and helminths.
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The presence of parasites in the blood. The term can also be used to express the quantity of parasites in the blood (e.g., "a parasitemia of 2%").
- Browse Related Terms: Anemia, Cerebral malaria, Defervescence, Erythrocyte, G6PD deficiency, Hematocrit, Hematologic, Hemoglobin, Hemolysis, Induced malaria, Jaundice, Parasitemia, Recrudescence
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A sudden attack or increase in intensity of a symptom, usually occurring in intervals.
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Bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi can cause disease.
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A pyrethroid insecticide.
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A type of white blood cell that can engulf and destroy foreign organisms, cells and particles. Phagocytes are an important part of the immune system.
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- The genus of the parasite that causes malaria. The genus includes many species. The four species that naturally infect humans are Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae. Plasmodium knowlesi is a zoonotic species that naturally infects macaques in Southeast Asia that can also infect humans.
- Browse Related Terms: Clinical cure, Falciparum, Knowlesi, Malariae, Ovale, Plasmodium, Radical cure, Radical treatment, Relapse, Vivax
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Small, irregularly-shaped bodies in the blood that contain granules. These cells are important components of the blood coagulation (clotting) system.
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Literally meaning having more than one form. In terms of genes it means that there are several variants (alleles) of a particular gene that occur simultaneously in a population.
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Treatment of clinically suspected cases without, or prior to, results from confirmatory laboratory tests.
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A drug used against malaria for the prevention of P. vivax or for the eradication of the hypnozoites of P. vivax and P. ovale.
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A drug used against malaria. It is found in the combination atovaquone-proguanil which can be used for both prevention and treatment.
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- See "chemoprophylaxis."
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Single-celled organism that can perform all necessary functions of metabolism and reproduction. Some protozoa are free-living, while others, including malaria parasites, parasitize other organisms for their nutrients and life cycle.
- Browse Related Terms: Erythrocytic stage, Exoerythrocytic stage, Hepatocytes, hepatomegaly, Hypnozoite, Larvae, Merozoite, Protozoan, Schizogony, Schizont, Sporozoite, Suppressive treatment, Trophozoite
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A class of insecticides derived from the natural pyrethrins.
- Browse Related Terms: Carbamate, Deltamethrin, Endophagic, Endophilic, Exophagic, Exophilic, Indoor residual spraying (IRS), Permethrin, Pyrethroid, Residual insecticide spraying