GEOG103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Plasmodium Falciparum, Tropical Africa, Tsetse Fly
17 Apr 2018
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Plasmodium falciparum (most common) known for causing the worst infections (i. e. , blocking blood flow) organ failure death. Plasmodium vivax uses duffy a(cid:374)tige(cid:374) (receptor; if you do(cid:374)"t have this a(cid:374)tige(cid:374), you are at less risk of getting this particular form of malaria); sickle-cell anemia lack this receptor. Malaria is an infection caused by a few plasmodium species; global health problem, particularly young children under 5, pregnant women, patients with other conditions (hiv/aids), and travelers who have had no other experience with malaria. Malaria belt- broad band around the equator (latin america, southwest asia, sub- Needs to be in the mosquitos gut for sexual reproduction to take place. Fevers, hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells) cause extreme fatigue, Incubation time varies on specices headaches, jaundice, splenomegaly. Cerebral malaria altered mental status, seizure, coma. Liver malaria bilious malaria diarrhea, jaundice, liver failure. Other organs affected: lungs, kidneys, spleen sepsis-like clinical picture death.
