Malaria Flashcards
1
Q
what are the 2 major malaria parasites?
A
Plasmodium Falciparum & P. Vivax
2
Q
difference b/w mild and sever malaria?
A
mild is flu-like symptoms.Severe has 3 main traits: Severe anaemia, cerebral complications (coma, convulsions) & respiratory distress/metabolic acidosis
3
Q
which stage of the disease does acquired immunity target and what is invovled
A
Blood stage of disease. Antibodies invovled
4
Q
which stage of malaria invovles T cell immunity
A
Liver stage
5
Q
describe how the infection is transmitted
A
female mosquito bites> sporozoites go to liver > merozoites go to RBC where they replicate.
