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Malaria

Malaria is a potentially life threatening parasitic disease caused by parasites known as Plasmodium vivex (P.vivex), Plasmodium falciparum (P.falciparum), Plasmodium malariae (P.malariae) and Plasmodium ovale (P.ovale).

It is transmitted by the infective bite of Anopheles mosquito.

Man develops disease after 10 to 14 days of being bitten by an infective mosquito.

There are two types of parasites of human malaria, Plasmodium vivax, P. falciparum, which are commonly reported from India.

Inside the human host, the parasite undergoes a series of changes as part of its complex life cycle. (Plasmodium is a protozoan parasite).

The parasite completes life cycle in liver cells (pre-erythrocytic schizogony) and red blood cells (erythrocytic schizogony.

Infection with P.falciparum is the most deadly form of malaria.