PLASMODIUM OVALE MALARIA

Course overview

MALARIA IS A MOSQUITO-BORNE INFECTION CAUSED BY THE PARASITE PLASMODIA. IT IS PRESENT IN MOST OF THE TROPICAL AREAS ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT MANIFESTS INITIALLY WITH NONSPECIFIC SYMPTOMS SUCH AS HEADACHE, MALAISE, FEVER, MUSCLE ACHES, ETC. THESE SYMPTOMS OFTEN OCCUR AT REGULAR INTERVALS COINCIDING WITH THE ERYTHROCYTIC STAGE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MALARIA AND EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.