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Understanding Malaria and Its Symptoms by shikha is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium species transmitted primarily through the bites of infected female anopheline mosquitoes, leading to liver infection and subsequent erythrocytic stages that cause disease. Symptoms include fever, chills, and various systemic signs, with severe cases primarily linked to Plasmodium falciparum resulting in organ dysfunction and high parasite loads. Diagnosis can be confirmed through Giemsa-stained blood smears showing the presence of Plasmodium forms.
- Author
- shikha
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- EN