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What is the pathophysiology of malaria in pregnancy?
Malarial infection during pregnancy results into infiltration of the parasite-infected RBCs to the intervillous space of placenta resulting into exacerbated inflammatory response. High inflammation causes oxidative stress-induced apoptotic cell death in the placenta.
What is malaria explain its life cycle pathogenesis and diagnosis of malaria?
The malaria parasite life cycle involves two hosts. During a blood meal, a malaria-infected female Anopheles mosquito inoculates sporozoites into the human host . Sporozoites infect liver cells and mature into schizonts , which rupture and release merozoites .
What are the stages of malaria?
Individuals who are repeatedly exposed to malaria develop antibodies against many sporozoite, liver-stage, blood-stage, and sexual-stage malaria antigens.
Cerebral malaria,with abnormal behavior,impairment of consciousness,seizures,coma,or other neurologic abnormalities
What are the causes and effects of malaria?
swelling of the blood vessels of the brain,or cerebral malaria
What are the statistics of malaria?
reducing malaria case incidence by at least 90% by 2030
Which agent is the cause of malaria?
Uninfected mosquito. A mosquito becomes infected by feeding on a person who has malaria.