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Malaria
Malaria is a infectious disease that is transmitted through the bite of the female mosquito. All questions about symptoms, causes, prevention, treatment, and history can be found here.
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Are plasmodium unicellular or multi-cellular?
Plasmodium is a unicellular parasite that causes malaria in humans. It goes through multiple stages of its life cycle in both the mosquito vector and human host, but at its core, it is a single-celled organism.
A short note about the diseases malaria?
Malaria is a potentially fatal blood disease caused by a protozoan i.e. "Plasmodium" by its four different stages - P.vivax, P.ovale, P.falciparum and P.malarial. When an infected female anopheles mosquito bites a healthy person, the parasite "Plasmodium" reaches in the blood through its saliva. These parasite grow fast in the red blood corpuslces and R.B.C. burst off. A toxic substance "Haemozion" is released with the bursting of R.B.C. High fever occurs, a person experiences lack of blood and spleen increases in size.
How many Plasmodium Falciparum strains exist?
More are being isolated all the time, but here's a list of 20 commonly known ones:
3D77G8D10D6Dd2FC27FCC-2/HainanFCR-3/FMGHB3IGH-CR14Indochina I/CDCK1NF54NF7RAJ116RO-33Santa LuciaSenegal_V34.04VS/1W2
Male (and female) mosquitoes feed on flowers. However, it is only the female mosquito which bites humans. "She" does this in order to obtain proteins from the blood plasma, which she needs for her eggs. (The male mosquito does not need these proteins, hence it does not bite the human.) Since the female mosquito is the only one being exposed to human blood, it is the only one which will transmit its contents, including malaria. :)
What species of the Plasmodium species has band forms?
Plasmodium falciparum is the species known to have band forms. These are elongated forms of asexual parasites seen in the peripheral blood smear of infected individuals with malaria.
Yes, malaria is a serious and sometimes life-threatening disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected mosquitoes. It can lead to symptoms such as high fever, chills, and flu-like illness, and can be fatal if not treated promptly.
Describe the life cycle of plasmodium in mosquito?
1) Mosquito serves as primary host
2) Man serves as secondary host
3) Monkey serves as reservoir host
What are the malaria statistics in Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea has one of the highest rates of malaria in the world, with around 10% of the population infected each year. Malaria is a major public health concern in the country, particularly in rural and remote areas. Efforts are being made to control and prevent the spread of the disease through various interventions.
How many children die of malaria every day in Nigeria?
Approximately 300 children in Nigeria die of malaria every day. Nigeria has one of the highest burdens of malaria in the world, and children under 5 years old are particularly vulnerable to the disease. The Nigerian government and international organizations are working to reduce malaria-related deaths through prevention, diagnosis, and treatment efforts.
Is the word Malaria capitalized in a sentence?
It is capitalized at the beginning of the sentence or when it forms part of the proper noun.
Examples:
Malaria Foundation International
Did Carrie Ingalls have malaria when the rest of the family had it?
No, Carrie Ingalls did not have malaria when the rest of the family had it. Laura Ingalls Wilder, who wrote the Little House on the Prairie books, mentioned that only herself, Mary, and Ma had contracted malaria while living on the prairie.
How do you write application for late fee submission?
Very Very Simple Application
To,
The Registrar,
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology,
Subject, Fees will submit jan-2013
R/Sir,
With due respect, I beg to say that I am MOIZ ASIF my Roll No. ____ sir due to some financial problem I can't submit of 6th semester fees at this time I will pay it Jan 2013 kindly allow me to submit my examination form so, I can continue my study.
I shall be very thankful to you for this act of kindness.
Date: 29-11-2012 Yours Obediently
Moiz Asif
What type of mosquito spreads elephantiasis?
people are infected by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito
It may be possible for elephants to contract malaria, as there are over 200 different Plasmodium species. However, elephants are not susceptible to the same five Plasmodiumspecies that humans are.
How does a mosquito act as a vector for malaria parasites?
Malaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. This bite introduces the parasites from the mosquito's saliva into a person's blood. The parasites then travel to the liver where they mature and reproduce.
How does the mosquito act as a vector?
In medical terms, a vector is an intermediary organism that carries and transmits a disease from one host to another, usually without contracting the disease itself. When female mosquitoes feed on the blood of an animal infected with a disease (e.g. malaria, equine encephalitis), and then bites another animal, the mosquito's saliva/anticoagulant fluid infects the second animal, or human, with the disease. (In malaria, the actual fertilization of the infective Plasmodium sporozoite takes place within the mosquito.)
* In the special case of the human botfly, the mosquito has been seized by an egg-laying fly, which plants its eggs on the mosquito, and the mosquito (unharmed) carries the eggs of the fly to new human hosts.
How do people get infected with malaria?
Malaria is caused by the microscopic single -celled protozoan called Plasmodium , and is the deadliest organism on the planet. When a person with active malaria is bitten by the Anopheles mosquito, the mosquito injests the Plasmodium larvae with the blood meal. The larvae travel to the midgut of the mosquito, where they change form. When the mosquito bites UNinfected person, the plasmodium is injected into their bloodstream through the mosquito's saliva. The larvae are in the person's bloodstream , and transform again. Next they invade the blood cells, where they multiply over and over, bursting the blood cells and spreading even more larvae into the blood stream. The infection causes high fevers, and severe anemia, possibly leading to death. Another mosquito bites this person and spreads it to yet a third person.
( i think I left out a side-trip into the human liver somewhere, but you get the idea!)
Who discovered that mosquitoes carry malaria?
It is not exactly known who discovered that mosquitoes carried malaria. Based on available research, however, the WHO discovered mosquito borne viruses in the 1920's. A number of leading scientists and researchers concurred with their findings. As a result, the World Health Organization and the CDC are credited with these findings and reports.
Why do only female mosquitoes bite?
Myth: Only the female mosquito makes a buzzing sound
Fact: The buzzing sound you hear is from the beating of the wings. Both female and male wings make a buzzing sound. Most people don't hear the male mosquito because it doesn't bite.
source: www.leoncountyfl.gov/Mosquito
Yes, there are some scientists looking into it, but they found a disease inside a mountain gorilla's immune system and he has all the symtoms but the gorilla acts fine. They know that if a perso got it, they would die immediatly. So yes.
What percentage of mosquitoes carry malaria?
There are approximately 460 mosquito species. Of these over 100 can transmit human malaria. Of these 30-40 commonly transmit parasites which cause malaria in humans in areas where it is most prevalent. The single most common carrier is "Anopheles gambiae" which carries the most dangerous malaria parasite species - "Plasmodium falciparum".
Why does g6pd deficiency prevent malaria?
G6PD or galactosemia.The baby is not able to metabolized galactose in the body causing mental retardation.Soy milk is recommended for this babies.
