BACKGROUND: There is paucity of research to quantify the severity and to predict the mortality risk of severe falciparum malaria even if it affects multiple organ systems during the course of the disease. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to develop a severity score for assessment of...
Malaria affects children under the age of five and pregnant women, leading to high morbidity and mortality rates. In sub-Saharan Africa, Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) have been identified as key players in the provision of malaria treatment due to their accessibility and availabil...
Malaria has a wide distribution, predominantly concentrated in tropical countries, and represents an important public health problem in these locations. The African Continent concentrates 90% of malaria cases, with Plasmodium falciparum accounting for 99% of cases. It affects people in all age groups,...
Based on our observations, we propose a model in which the sporozoite undergoes a coordinated series of morphological changes accompanied by organ- elle clearance in order to transform into the liver stage trophozoite (Figure 10). The initial stages of sporozoite transformation are grossly comparable...
This parasite infects the Anopheles mosquito, which feeds on humans. The female mosquitoes are the carriers of the parasite. These mosquitoes mostly bite between dusk and dawn. ADVERTISEMENTMalaria breaks down the immune system in the body and affects children by stunting their development. The ...
the economic impact of this infection is vast. It has been shown by economists through cross-country regression frameworks that malaria endemic countries typically suffered lower growth per capita income. This indicates that the disease itself directly affects the economic growth of nations ...
This occurs when malaria affects different body systems. Severe anemia (due to the destruction of red blood cells) Kidney failure Cerebral malaria -- seizures, unconsciousness, abnormal behavior, or confusion Cardiovascular collapse Low blood sugar (in pregnant women after treatment with quinine) Health...
andP. falciparum. While widespread throughout the tropics, malaria has been virtually eliminated from temperate climates. Malaria is characterized by paroxysms offever, the length of which depends on the particularPlasmodiumspecies that is the causative organism. Serious consequences, including death, ...
too much mango,” (woman, 30s, Manokwari 4) or that rising sap somehow affects vulnerability. Living in a mountainous area, on the coast, or nearby the forest, as well as in areas with plenty of trees and bushes were also noted as increasing risk for malaria. Explaining why babies ...
octopamine stands out as an auditory modulator during swarm time. In-depth analysis of octopamine auditory function shows that it affects the mosquito ear on multiple levels: it modulates the tuning and stiffness of the flagellar sound receiver and controls the erection of antennal fibrillae. We ...