plasmodium vivax Flashcards
1
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PLASMODIUM ENTERS THE BODY AS
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sporozoites
2
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vector in plasmodium vivax
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female anopheles mosquito
3
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the parasites invade
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liver cells
red blood cells(rupture them)
4
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the rupture of rbc by plasmodium vivax is by the release of
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a toxic substance called haemozoin
5
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symptoms of malria
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chills
high fever occuring every three to four days
6
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clinical manifestation of the disease due to
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blood stage parasites
7
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shcizogony
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asexual reproduction by multipule fission
8
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scuffners dots
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plasmodium induces morphological changes in the erytrocytes of the host cells which are visible are brick red dots
9
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most fatal malaria
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p.falciparum ;
cause swelling of the brain
10
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black water fever
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rbs burst in blood stream resulting in dark urine
