A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: PLASMODIUM
FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM OVALE; and PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; and transmitted
by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus ANOPHELES. Malaria is endemic
in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean
islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high
FEVER; SWEATING; shaking CHILLS; and ANEMIA. Malaria in ANIMALS is caused by other
species of plasmodia
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
general or unspecified; prefer specifics; specify Plasmodium species if possible but
note P. falciparum malaria equals MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; P. vivax malaria equals MALARIA,
VIVAX; tertian malaria equals MALARIA, VIVAX, quartan malaria: coordinate with PLASMODIUM
MALARIAE; malariotherapy equals HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED: do not confuse with MALARIA
/ther
Qualificatifs autorisés : DI / PS / IM / MI / DG / PP / RH / EN / ET / TM / MO / EP
/ BL / CF / CI / CN / DH / DT / TH / PX / UR / VI / VE / HI / CL / EC / EM / GE /
NU / RT / EH / PC / PA / ME / CO / SUMALARIA CONTROL was heading 1963-66
Informations sur la notice
Identifiant de la notice : 040735370
RCR créateur de la notice : 0001
Date de création : 23-09-1998
RCR dernier modificateur de la notice : 1999
Date de dernière modification : 26-11-2024 à 16 h 04