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Malaria Flashcards

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Mortality and morbidity

30-35%

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Plasmodium vivas

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Mortality

67-70%

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Plasmodium falciparum

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Benign

0.01-1%

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Plasmodium malariae

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3
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Common in african countries

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Plasmodium ovale

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4
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Palawan and mindanao

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Plasmodium knowlesi

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Population at risk for malaria

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11,337,000

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6
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Incidence per 1000

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0.48

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7
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Number of malaria deaths

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536

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8
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Number of patient tested for malaria

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444,668

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9
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Mother to fetus

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Vertical transmission

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10
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Sexual contact

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Horizontal transmission

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11
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Gold standard for diagnosis

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Thick and thin smear

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12
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Not to be used in light infection

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Thin smear

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13
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If degree of parasitemia is too low

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Thick smear

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14
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Red staining substance

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Chromatin dots

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15
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Bluish substance adjacent to red substance

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Cytoplasm

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16
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Brown substance

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Hemozoin

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17
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Stain used to identify malarian parasite.

Routine procedure

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Wright and giemsa stain

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18
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Stain used to identify malarian parasite.

Mass staining

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Field’s stain

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19
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Transfer stage

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Infective stage

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20
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Produce tissue alteration, signs and symptoms

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Pathogenic stage

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21
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Any stage seen by naked eye. Basis for diagnosis

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Diagnostic stage

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22
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All stages seen in peripheral smear

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Plasmodium vivaxl

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23
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Plasmodium vivax

Only strain that causes

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Enlarged RBC

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Plasmodium vivax

Ring form, no enlargement, 1chromatin dot

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Young trophozoite

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25
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Plasmodium vivax

1/3 occupied by blue cytoplasm, irregular in shape
1 chromatin dot
There is RBC enlargement

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Growing trophozoite

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26
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Plasmodium vivax

2/3 bluish cytoplasm occupied
1 chromatin dot

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Mature trophozoite

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27
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Plasmodium vivax

2 chromatin dots

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Young schizont

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28
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Plasmodium vivax

2-12 chromatin dots

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Growing schizont

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29
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Plasmodium vivax

12-24 chromatin dots in cluster
Rupture in vivo
Release merozoites invading other RBC

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Mature schizont

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30
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Plasmodium vivax

Being developed after several weeks
Infective stage

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Gametocytes

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31
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Plasmodium vivax

In gametocytes, chromatin dots are now called

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Chromatin granules

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32
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Female
Chromatin granules on periphery
Compacted edge

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Macrogametocyte

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33
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Male
Chromatin granules at the center
Loose arrangement

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Microgametocytes

34
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Plasmodium vivax

The mosquito has to have both

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Macro and micro gametocyte

35
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All stages are also seen in peripheral smear

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Plasmodium malariae

36
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Plasmodium malariae

Size of RBC

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Normal size

37
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Plasmodium malariae

2-6 chromatin dots

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Growing schizont

38
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Plasmodium malariae

6-12 chromatin dots
Rosette arrangement/ daisy pattern
With brown substance

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Mature schizont

39
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Plasmodium malariae

Chromatin dots

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Young schizont

40
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Plasmodium malariae

Presence of band form

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Growing trophozoite stage

Seen in 15 percent of parasite in growing trophozoite

41
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Only ring form and gametocyte seen in peripheral smear

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Plasmodium palcifarum

42
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Plasmodium palcifarum

Size of RBC

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Normal size

43
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Plasmodium palcifarum
Ring form

How many parasite in a single indected RBC

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More than 1 parasite

44
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How many chromatin dots in ring form of Plasmodium palciparum

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2 chromatin dots

45
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Plasmodium palcifarum
Ring form

Asume any configuartion “ exclamation point” “ comma”

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Pleomorphic

46
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Plasmodium palcifarum

Mature schizont not usually seen in peripheral smear. If mature schizont seen leads to serious complication

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Gametocyte

47
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Plasmodium palcifarum

Presence of chromatin granules

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Banana-shaped

Crescent shaped

48
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How many chromatin dots in gametocyte?

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18-24

49
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Plasmodium palcifarum

More than 1 strain of parasite

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Mixed infection

50
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Plasmodium palcifarum

Period of height from 1 fever to next height of fever

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Period of schizogony

51
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Plasmodium palcifarum

Pathogenic stage of all plasmodium
After height of fever

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Merozoite

52
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Cytoplasmic destruction in RBC

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Stipplings

53
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Stippling found in P. Ovale

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James Dot

54
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Has a macerated area, “fimbriated” RBC

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P. Ovale

55
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Caused by p. Falciparum but also with mixed infection

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Irregular paroxysm

56
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Cold stage

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Intense cold
Vigorous shivering
15-60 minutes

57
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Hot stage

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Intense heat
Dry burning skin
Throbbing headache
Mid day
2-6 hours
58
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Infective stage to man

Intermediate host

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Sporozoite

59
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Indective stage to mosquito

Definitive host

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Gametocyte

60
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Mosquito

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Sexual
Sporogony
Sporozoite
Definitive host

61
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Man

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Asexual
Schizogony
Schixont
Intermediate host

62
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Recrudiscence

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Falciparum
Malariae
Ni hypnozoite
All schizonts rupture

63
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Relapse

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Ovale

Vivax

64
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In relapse, sone of the sporozoites do not immediately undergo asexual reproduction but enter a dormant phase known as

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Hypnozoite

65
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Definitive diagnosis

Use of acridine orange

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Quantitative buffy coat

66
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More sensitive

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Fluorescent Ab technique

67
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Malarial strips
Rapid test but not reliable
Sensitivity only 30-65%

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Immunochromatography

68
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Used to those who already exposed

For centralized screening and antibody screening

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ELISA

69
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Best screening for volunteer donor

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Serlogic: antigen and antibody screening

70
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Best time to collect blood

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Before height of temperature

71
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If blood collected after height of fever

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Ring forms only

72
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If blood is collected at the height of fever

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Rupture of schizont-> merozoites-> mistaken as platelets

73
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Persons travelling to an endemic area

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Non immune

74
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Those who came in an endemic area but have been away for more than 5 years

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Semi immune

75
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Living in an endemic area for malaria

1st time pregnancy

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Primigravid

76
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Patients who should be hospitalized

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Asexual stage of falciparum
Life threatening malaria
Children in the PBS
Immunocompromised
Pregnant women ( hypoglycemia )
77
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Complicated malaria

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Falciparum + drug resistance (R2 orR3)

78
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Significant for Diagnosis of G6PD

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Peripheral blood smear -> 20% heinz bodies

79
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Destroys parasites in the liver, however it also triggers hemolysis in G6PD

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Primaquine

80
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Parasitemia documented within 7 days of life

Manifested observed several weeks after pre patent period

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Congenital malaria

81
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During active labor only

Parasitemia documented after 7 days but not more than 28 days of life

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Conatal or Neonatal Malaria

82
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Malaria in pregnancy

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Avoid primaquine
Palpate liver and spleen
Paper white conjunctiva
Yellow sclera
Black urine

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