Open AccessImported malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum – case report
Author(s) -
Wojciech Malchrzak,
Weronika Rymer,
Małgorzata Inglot
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
przegląd epidemiologiczny
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.158
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2545-1898
pISSN - 0033-2100
DOI - 10.32394/pe.72.3.12
Subject(s) - chemoprophylaxis , malaria , medicine , oliguria , primaquine , parasitemia , complication , quinine , pediatrics , disease , plasmodium falciparum , pneumonia , surgery , intensive care medicine , immunology , chloroquine , renal function
Malaria is caused by the Plasmodium spp. which are spread through Anopheles mosquitoes. Disease is not endemic in Poland currently but can be brought from other countries, mostly from Africa and Asia. The main sign of the disease is fever with shivers repeated periodically. There is highly effective chemoprophylaxis available and treatment, which should be given quickly