Keywords
Malaria Falciparum
Plasmodium
Anopheles
Fever
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Abstract
Malaria is an endemic disease mainly in tropical areas, transmitted by the Plasmodium parasite through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito, in recent years there has been a significant decrease in its prevalence worldwide, however in endemic areas such as Africa even there is a high number of infections. In most patients this disease will present with a febrile syndrome, associated with chills, myalgias, headaches, and vomiting. Inhabitants of endemic areas are approached in different ways, since they have been exposed to the parasite for a long time, and it has been seen that patients with advanced age, immunosuppression and pregnancy have a higher risk of contracting the disease. It is important to know if the patient presents criteria of severity or any complication such as cerebral malaria, renal failure, pulmonary edema, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. For its diagnosis, the detection of the parasite in the peripheral blood smear is important, and the identification of the species is also important for a specific treatment, as well as the treatment of its complications in case of presenting them.
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