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1
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MALARIA IS FORMERLY KNOWN AS

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AGUE OR MARSH FEVER (ASSOCIATED WITH SWAMPS)

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2
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TRANSMISSION OF MALARIA

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BITE OF FEMALE ANOPHELES MOSQUITO

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3
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MOST LETHAL PLASMODIUM

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PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

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4
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IT IS THE WORLD’S MOST DEVASTATING HUMAN PARASITIC INFECTION

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MALARIA

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5
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INTERMEDIATE HOST OF PLASMODIUM

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MAN

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INFECTIVE FORM OF PLASMODIUM

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SPOROZOITES

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DEFINITIVE HOST OF PLASMODIUM

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MOSQUITO

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8
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IT IS THE EXOGENOUS SEXUAL PHASE IN MOSQUITO

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SPOROGONY

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9
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ENDOGENOUS ASEXUAL PHASE IN HUMAN

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SCHIZOGONY

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10
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IT IS WHEN THE SPOROZOITES UNDERGO DEVELOPMENTAL PHASE IN LIVER CELL WHEREIN MULTIPLE NUCLEAR DIVISION OCCURS AND SCHOZONTS ARE DEVELOPED

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PRE-ERYTHROCYTIC CYCLE

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11
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A SCHIZONT CONTAINS WHAT

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MEROZOITES (20,000-50,000)

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STAGE WHEREIN MEROZOITES RELEASED INVADE RED CELLS

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ERYTHROCYTE CYCLE

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13
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PLASMODIUM THAT INFECTS YOUNG RBC

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P. VIVAX

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14
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INFECTS OLD RBC

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P. MALARIAE

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15
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INFECTS RBC OF ALL AGES

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P. FALCIPARUM

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16
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TRUE OR FALSE: P. MALARIA & P. FALCIPARUM SPOROZOITES DO NOT FORM HYPNOTIZES

17
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STAGE WHERE MEROZOITES DIFFERENTIATE INTO MALE & FEMALE GAMETOCYTE

A

GAMETOGONY

18
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THE ZYGOTE FORMED MATURE INTO

19
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OOKINETE FURTHER DEVELOP INTO

20
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STAGES OF MALARIA

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COLD STAGE
HOT STAGE
SWEATING STAGE

21
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IT IS THE SEVERE FORM OF MALARIA; MALIGNANT TERTIAN MALARIA

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P. FALCIPARUM

22
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THE INFECTED RBC IN P. FALCIPARUM FORM CLUSTERS CALLED

23
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IT BLOCKS CAPILLARIES OF ORGANS CAUSING RENAL FAILURE & ENCEPHALOPATHY

24
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IT HAS 72H CYCLES AND HAS NO EXO-ERYTHROCYTIC STAGE

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P. MALARIAE

25
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P. MALARIA IS AKA

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QUARTAN MALARIA

26
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IT HAS PERIODICITY & RELAPSE SAME TO P. VIVAX BUT MILDER & CAN BE CURED

27
Q

48 HOURS B/N FEVERS

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MALARIA TERTIANA

28
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72 HOURS B/N FEVER

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MALARIA QUARTANA

29
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IRREGULAR HIGH FEVER

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MALARIA TROPICA

30
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IDENTIFY THE CA OF:
MALARIA TERTIANA
MALARIA QUARTANA
MALARIA TROPICA

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  • P. VIVAX & P. OVALE
  • P. MALARIAE
  • P. FALCIPARUM
31
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IT IS A LIFE THREATENING COMPLICATION IN ACUTE FALCIPARUM MALARIA DUE TO HEAVY PARASITIZATION

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PERNICIOUS MALARIA

32
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HYPERPYREXIA, COMA & PARALYSIS, CONGESTED BRAIN

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CEREBRAL MALARIA

33
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CHARACTERIZED BY CLAMMY SKIN LEADING TO PERIPHERAL CIRCULATORY FAILURE

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ALGID MALARIA

34
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TREATMENT OF SEVERE P. FALCIPARUM

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IV ARTESUNATE

35
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CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS FOR TRAVELERS FR. ENDEMIC AREAS

A

MEFLOQUININE
DOXYCYCLINE
(1 WEEK BEFORE TILL 4 WEEKS AFTER LEAVING)

36
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PATHOGENESIS OF CEREBRAL MALARIA

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HIGH CYTOKINE LEVEL

SEQUESTRATION OF INFECTED RBC

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