Report on Etiology of malaria, Report prepared by 1. Dr. Sajid Mahmood, MD (EU), Accident & Emergency Department, NHS Royal infirmary Liverpool United Kingdom. 2. Dr. Adnan Akram, MD (EU), Department of Infectious Diseases. University Hospital Riga Latvia

pg-1 Report on Etiology, Epidermiology, pathogenesis, clinic, dd, (typhoid bilious including), the treatment & prophylaxis of malaria 1) Ethiology: Caused by one of 4 species of plasmoidium: P. Vivax, P. Ovale, P. Falciparum, P. Malariae. Transmitted... More

pg-1 Report on Etiology, Epidermiology, pathogenesis, clinic, dd, (typhoid bilious including), the treatment & prophylaxis of malaria 1) Ethiology: Caused by one of 4 species of plasmoidium: P. Vivax, P. Ovale, P. Falciparum, P. Malariae. Transmitted by Anopheles Mosquito vector. The parasite can be transmitted also by blood transfusion, transplacentally or injections. 2- Epidemiology: Endemics, Epidemics occurs, Malaria is PO disease of hot, humid contries where conditions are ideal for breeding of the mosquito vector. In SriLanka only P. Vivax & P. Falciparum. Endemic in India, Africa, South America 3- Life Cycle – 2 Stages a) Sexual Cycle (Sporogony) – In mosquito b) Asexual Cycle (Schizogony) – In human A) Sexual Cycle (Sporogony) – occurs in the mosquito, it sucks blood from the infected persons where the gametocytes are ingested, the gametocytes are released from RBC in mosquitos stomach there by the gametocyts are transformed in to gamest→fertilysation→zygote→ookinete Less