Out of the various diseases which are caused by mosquito, the malaria is the most common and well known disease in our country. This disease is caused by a protozoan endoparasite known as Plasmodium. The genus Plasmodium includes all the blood parasitic protozoa causing a febrile disease known as malaria. P. vivax causes a special type of malaria fever known [...]
Out of the various diseases which are caused by mosquito, the malaria is the most common and well known disease in our country. This disease is caused by a protozoan endoparasite known as Plasmodium. The genus Plasmodium includes all the blood parasitic protozoa causing a febrile disease known as malaria. P. vivax causes a special type of malaria fever known [...]
Symptoms of malaria first appear several days after the infection of the malarial parasite in man: i. Malaria infected patient suffers from periodical attack of high fever upto 104°F or more with chilliness and shivering which coincide with the liberation of merozoites. ii. Malaria victim suffers from nausea, headache, muscular pain, joint pain, constipation etc. iii. As the temperature lowers [...]