Malaria Compare And Contrast
Compare and contrast the medicines used in the prophylaxis of malaria
The bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito can cause protozoan parasites which when passed on from human to human can generate the well known tropical disease known as malaria. The prophylaxis of malaria, a vector borne infectious disease, is vital as prevention for this disease is very necessary.
Malaria can be infected in humans by four separate species of plasmodium parasites. These parasites are Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae. The major difference in these plasmodium parasites is that Plasmodium falciparum can cause life threatening malaria and the other three cause a weaker acting malaria.
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The bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito can cause protozoan parasites which when passed on from human to human can generate the well known tropical disease known as malaria. The prophylaxis of malaria, a vector borne infectious disease, is vital as prevention for this disease is very necessary.
Malaria can be infected in humans by four separate species of plasmodium parasites. These parasites are Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale and Plasmodium malariae. The major difference in these plasmodium parasites is that Plasmodium falciparum can cause life threatening malaria and the other three cause a weaker acting malaria.
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