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Maleria Flashcards

1
Q

What is malaria?

A

Is spread by female anopheles mosquito, via sporozates it has in its guts that is injected when it bites a human.

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What are 4 types of malaria?

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Plasmodium falciprum (most dangerous)

Plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium ovale

Plamodium malariae

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symptoms of malaria?

A

fever
malaise
myalgia
headaches
vomiting

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Signs of malaria?

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Pallor due to anemia
Hepatosplenomegaly
Jaundice

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Diagnosing malaria?

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DO a malaria blood film, send it in a EDTA bottle for full blood count

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How to treat malaria?

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Uncomplicated malaria:
riamet
malarone
doxycycline

Complicated malaria:
Artesunate
quinine dilhydrochloride

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Plasmodium falciporum complications?

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Cerebral malaria
seizures
reduced consiousness
acute kidney injury
pulmonary oedema
disseminated intravascular coagulpathy
Severe haemolytic anaemia

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