Malaria Flashcards
1
Q
What is malaria caused by?
A
Plasmodium protozoa which is spread by the female Anopheles mosquito. There are four different species which cause disease in man:
- Plasmodiumfalciparum
- Plasmodiumvivax
- Plasmodiumovale
- Plasmodiummalariae
2
Q
causes nearly all episodes of severe malaria?
A
Plasmodium falciparum
3
Q
‘Benign malaria’ caused by?
A
plasmodium vivax
4
Q
The protection from malaria that sickle-cell trait offers is well documented. Other protective factors include
A
- G6PD deficiency
- HLA-B53
- absence of Duffy antigens
