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| ==Overview==
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| Malaria is a [[Vector (biology)|vector]]-borne [[infectious disease]] caused by [[protozoan]] [[parasite]]s.'' P. vivax'' is the most common cause of infection, responsible for about 80 % of all malaria cases. However, ''P. falciparum'' is the most important cause of disease, and responsible for about 15% of infections and 90% of deaths.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Mendis K, Sina B, Marchesini P, Carter R | title = The neglected burden of Plasmodium vivax malaria. | url=http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/reprint/64/1_suppl/97.pdf | journal = Am J Trop Med Hyg | volume = 64 | issue = 1-2 Suppl | pages = 97-106 | year = 2001 | pmid = 11425182}}</ref>
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| ==Causes==
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| '' P. vivax'' is the most common cause of infection, responsible for about 80 % of all malaria cases. However, ''P. falciparum'' is the most important cause of disease, and responsible for about 15% of infections and 90% of deaths.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Mendis K, Sina B, Marchesini P, Carter R | title = The neglected burden of Plasmodium vivax malaria. | url=http://www.ajtmh.org/cgi/reprint/64/1_suppl/97.pdf | journal = Am J Trop Med Hyg | volume = 64 | issue = 1-2 Suppl | pages = 97-106 | year = 2001 | pmid = 11425182}}</ref> The remainder of human malaria infections are caused by ''P. ovale'', ''P. malariae'', and ''P. knowlesi.''
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| The following table distinguishes between the different strains of ''Plasmodium'' species, all of which are causative agents of malaria infection.
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| |+'''''Comparison of ''Plasmodium'' Species Implicated in Human Malaria''''' ({{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/dpdx/malaria/dx.html |title= Malaria |date= Nov. 29 2013 |website= Center for Disease Control and Prevention|publisher= Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)|accessdate=Jul 24 2014}})
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| ! style="background: #4479BA; width: 120px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Strain}}
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| ! style="background: #4479BA; width: 550px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Appearance of Erythrocyte (RBC)}}
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| ! style="background: #4479BA; width: 550px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Appearance of Parasite}}
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| ! style="background: #4479BA; width: 550px;" | {{fontcolor|#FFF|Clinical Significance}}
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''''P. falciparum'''''
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| *Normal appearance with Maurer's clefts: Ring, trophozoite, and schizont forms.
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| *Distorted appearance: Gametocyte form
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| *Chromatin dots and "appliqué" (accolé): Ring form
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| *Clump of mass and dark pigment: Trophozoite and schizont forms
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| *Crescent or sausage shape: Gametocyte form
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Tertian/subtertian fever (every 48 hours), causes severe malaria in up to 24% of cases, and is often drug resistant.
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''''P. vivax'''''
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| *Normal with fine Schüffner dots: Ring form
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| *Enlarged with fine Schüffner dots: Trophozoite, schizont, and gametocyte forms
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| *Large cytoplasm with pseudopods: Ring form
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| *Large ameboid cytoplasm with yellow-brown pigment: Trophozite form
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| *Large mass that fills all RBC with yellow-brown coalescent pigment: Schizont form
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| *Large mass that fills all RBC with scattered brown pigment: Gametocyte form
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| Tertian fever (every 48 hours), causes severe malaria in up to 22% of cases, and is often drug resistant. Relapse is common due to dormant liver phase.
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''''P. ovale'''''
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Normal with fine Schüffner dots
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| *Sturdy cytoplasm and large chromatin: Ring form
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| *Compact cytoplasm with dark-brown pigment: Trophozoite form
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| *Large nuclei clustered around mass of dark-brown pigment: Schizont form
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| *Round to oval form that fills all RBC with scattered brown pigment: Gametocyte form
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Tertian fever (every 48 hours), rarely causes severe malaria or drug resistance. Relapse is common due to dormant liver phase.
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''''P. malariae'''''
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" |Normal with Ziemann's stippling
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| *Sturdy cytoplasm and large chromatin: Ring form
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| *Compact cytoplasm with occasional band forms and coarse dark-brown pigment: Trophozoite form
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| *Large nuclei clustered around mass of coarse, dark-brown pigment and occasional rosettes: Schizont form
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| *Round to oval form that fills all RBC with scattered brown pigment: Gametocyte form
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Quartan fever (every 72 hrs), rarely causes severe malaria or drug resistance. Although dormant liver phase is uncommon, infection persistence is commonly seen.
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #DCDCDC;" |'''''P. knowlesi'''''
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Normal with Sinton and Mulligan stippling
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| *Delicate cytoplasm with appliqué (accolé) forms: Ring form
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| *Compact cytoplasm and large chromatin with band forms and dark-brown pigment: Trophozoite form
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| *Segmented with large nuclei around mass of coarse brown pigment and occasional rosettes: Schizont form
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| *Round to oval form that fills all RBC with scattered brown pigment: Gametocyte form
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| | style="padding: 5px 5px; background: #F5F5F5;" | Daily fevers, may cause severe malaria in up to 10% of cases. Drug resistance is rare.
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| <sup><center>Adapted from Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Malaria </center></sup>
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| ==References==
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