Atlas of Human Infectious Disease
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Atlas of Human Infectious Diseases Quick Summary
SubjectsQuick Description (AI)
Disease
Malaria, Plasmodium ovale
Classification
ICD-9 084.3; ICD-10 B53.0
Syndromes and synonyms
malaria, paludism, tropical fever.
Agent
plasmodium ovale
Reservoir
humans and possibly other primates (chimpanzees).
Vector
female mosquito of the genus anopheles
Transmission
by mosquito bite (anopheles spp.)
Cycle
infective sporozoites are inoculated by the bite of anopheles mosquitoes and through the bloodstream and lymphatics reach the liver. some merozoites develop into gametocytes that are able to infect mosquitoes during a blood meal.
Incubation period
12 to 20 days, up to to several months
Clinical findings
acute febrile illness with chills, sweats, nausea, headache, and vomiting.
Diagnostic tests
microscopy of giemsa-stained blood film; pcr.
Therapy
need to treat both p. ovale blood and liver stage with chloroquine (blood stage) and primaquine (liver stage).
Prevention
vector control; mosquito repellent; insecticidetreated bed nets; treatment of infected humans.
Epidemiology
p. ovale initally was thought to be limited to sub-saharan africa, papua new guinea, eastern indonesia, and the philippines. it is actually more widely distributed, and is reported in the middle east, the indian subcontinent, and various parts of southeast asia.
Communicability
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Prepatent period
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