Atlas of Human Infectious Disease
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Thesis Supervisor 1 Retno Aulia Vinarti, S.Kom., M.Kom., Ph.D.

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Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases Quick Summary
SubjectsQuick Description (AI)
Disease
Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum
Classification
ICD-9 084; ICD-10 B50
Syndromes and synonyms
falciparum malaria, malaria tropica, tropical fever, blackwater fever, paludism, marsh fever.
Agent
plasmodium falciparum
Reservoir
humans.
Vector
mosquito (anopheles spp.)
Transmission
by mosquito bite (anopheles spp.)
Cycle
there is an asexual phase in humans and a sexual phase in the vector mosquito. the mosquito injects sporozoites that invade human liver cells.
Incubation period
7 to 15 days, but can be longer.
Clinical findings
uncomplicated malaria: acute febrile illness with headache, chills, sweats, nausea, and vomiting; hepatosplenomegaly.
Diagnostic tests
light microscopy of giemsa stained; rapid diagnostic tests (rdts); pcr
Therapy
malaria requires urgent treatment and type of treatment depends on disease severity and drug resistance in the region. severe malaria: artesunate iv or im; complete treatment with an act or artes unate plus doxycycline or clindamycin. uncomplicated p. falciparum malaria
Prevention
vector control; mosquito repellent; insecticidetreated bed nets; residual spraying of insecticides; treatment of infected humans.
Epidemiology
p. falciparum malaria causes approximately 500 million cases each year and around one million deaths in sub-saharan africa. high endemicity was most common and widespread in the african region. ranking countries on the possibility of elimination shows that it is most feasible in the americas and several countries in asia and the west pacific.
Communicability
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Prepatent period
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