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vivax malaria

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malaria /ma·lar·ia/ (mah-lar´e-ah) an infectious febrile disease endemic in many warm regions of the world, caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, which are parasitic in red blood cells; it is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes and marked by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating occurring at intervals that depend on the time required for development of a new generation of parasites in the body.malar´ial
falciparum malaria  the most serious form, due to Plasmodium falciparum, with severe constitutional symptoms and sometimes causing death.
ovale malaria  a mild form due to Plasmodium ovale, with recurring tertian febrile paroxysms and a tendency to end in spontaneous recovery.
quartan malaria  that in which the febrile paroxysms occur every 72 hours, or every fourth day counting the day of occurrence as the first day of each cycle; due to Plasmodium malariae.
quotidian malaria  vivax malaria in which the febrile paroxysms occur daily.
tertian malaria  vivax malaria in which the febrile paroxysms occur every 42 to 47 hours, or every third day counting the day of occurrence as the first day of the cycle.
vivax malaria  that due to Plasmodium vivax, in which the febrile paroxysms commonly occur every other day (tertian m.), but may occur daily (quotidian m.), if there are two broods of parasites segmenting on alternate days.

vivax malaria
n.
Malaria in which the paroxysms recur every third day, counting inclusively, and are induced by the release of merozoites and their invasion of new red blood cells. Also called tertian malaria.

vivax malaria.


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vivax malaria, malaria deaths in travelers, and the challenge of drug resistance.
Although survival of both vector and parasite is possible under current climate conditions (Tables 5 and 8), the current (Table 7, scenario 1) transmission risk of Plasmodium vivax malaria is very low (parasite and vector both present but no infected vector present), whereas that of P.
Transmission of Plasmodium vivax malaria in San Diego County, California, 1986.
 
 
 
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