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What is a Malaria (Malarial Parasite) Test?

What is a Malaria (Malarial Parasite) Test?

Malaria parasites can be identified by examining under the microscope a drop of the patient's blood, spread out as a blood smear on a microscope slide.

Last updated on 28 Sep 2023

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How does malaria kill?

Malaria may cause anemia and jaundice (yellow coloring of the skin and eyes) because of the loss of red blood cells. If not promptly treated, the infection can become severe and may cause kidney failure, seizures, mental confusion, coma, and death.

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What is the cause of plencenta malaria?

Malarial infection in placenta is characterized by sequestration of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes and infiltration of immune cells.

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Is malaria a viral or a bacterial disease?

Malaria is neither a viral or a bacterial disease.

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What should be the right way to treat malaria?

Antimalarial drugs include artemisinin drugs (artemether and artesunate). The best treatment for Plasmodium falciparum malaria, if available, is artemisinin combination therapy along with drinking plenty of fluids.

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How does malaria spread?

Malaria is spread by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito. Malaria may also be spread by transfusion of blood from infected people or by the use of contaminated needles or syringes.

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