Malaria

Question 1

What parasitic specie causes malignant malaria?

Answer 1

Pl. falciparum

Question 2

What three parasitic species cause Benign malaria?

Answer 2

1-Pl Vivax
2-Pl ovale
3- Pl malariae

Question 3

An unarousable coma is characteristic of what?

Answer 3

Cerebral malaria

Question 4

Nostril flaring and intercostal retractions are characteristic of what?

Answer 4

Cerebral malaria with acidosis

Question 5

Who is at risk for death by malaria?

Answer 5

• Children 6 months-6 years
• non-immune adults
• pregnant
• emigrants returning home

Question 6

During the growth stage of plasmodium falciparum, how do they appear in erythrocytes?

Answer 6

ring shaped with a bulging (like a diamond ring)

*called Shizonts

Question 7

As plasmodium falciparum grows, what does it do?

Answer 7

Cytoadheres to the endothelial cells of the vasculature

*allows it to evade splenic clearance

Question 8

What are the 5 main life threatening diseases that a returning traveler with fever might have?

Answer 8

1-Malaria
2-Typhoid fever
3-Tuberculosis
4-Meningococcemia/meningitis
5-Viral hemorrhagic fevers (ebola, zika etc.)

Question 9

The WHO recommends what treatment for malaria?

Answer 9

Artemisinin derivatives