Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease

Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite; intraerythrocytic protozoa of the genus Plasmodium (e.g., P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae among other species). The first two species cause the most infections worldwide. P. falciparum is the agent that most commonly causes severe and potentially fatal malaria. P. vivax and P. ovale may have dormant liver stage parasites, which can reactivate and cause malaria several months or years after the infecting mosquito bite. P. malariae can result in long-lasting infections and if untreated can persist asymptomatically in the human host for years, even a lifetime. About 1600 cases of malaria are reported each year in the United States, most of which are imported, i.e., acquired in malaria-endemic countries.

Clinical Description

The first symptoms of malaria (most often fever, chills, sweats, headaches, muscle pains, nausea and vomiting) are often not specific and are also found in other diseases (such as influenza and other common viral infections). Likewise, the physical findings are often not specific (elevated temperature, perspiration, tiredness). In severe malaria (caused by P. falciparum), clinical findings (confusion, coma, neurologic focal signs, severe anemia, respiratory difficulties) are more striking and may increase the suspicion index for malaria.

Résultats (Créole haïtien) 1:

Palidis se yon ki fèt pa marengwen maladi koze pa yon eponj, wotozoyè intraerythrocytic de tout genre Plasmodium (pa egzanp, Parameswaran falciparum, Parameswaran vivax, Parameswaran ovale, ak malariae Parameswaran nan mitan lòt yo ki andanje). Pwemye de yo ki andanje koze plis enfeksyon atravè lemond. Falciparum Parameswaran se an ajan sa ki anba gwo zafè sevè ak malarya granndman i touye moun. Parameswaran vivax ak Parameswaran ovale ka gen parazit sèn fwa pwal andòmi pasyon, ki kapab réactivation ak koze malarya plizyè mwa oswa zan apwè marengwen qui a mòde. Parameswaran malariae ka debouche sou lontan durable enfeksyon si non kapab pèsiste poul geyen asymptomatically animatè imen an pou ane sa yo, menm pou yon lavi. Ozanviwon 1600 ka malarya yo te rapòte chak ane nan Etazini, pifò nan ki sot, i.e., avantaje nan malarya-andemik peyi yo.Nan klinik dekri terenPremye sentòm malarya (ki pi souvan lafyèv, san frèt, swe, maltèt, doulè misk, noze ak vomisman) yo souvan pa byen presi epi ap jwenn li tou nan ki lòt maladi (tankou grip ak lòt enfeksyon vivan komen). Apadesa, jwenn fizik souvan pa byen presi (Des tanperati, ranspirasyon, kò kraz/kraze). Nan sevè malarya (koze pa Parameswaran falciparum), nan klinik jwenn (konfizyon, Oma, neurologiques focal mirak, rèd san pòv, rale lè difikilte) plis Kriyèl e sa ka ogmante endèks sispèk pou malarya.