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Malaria caused by PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. This is the severest form of malaria and is associated with the highest levels of parasites in the blood. This disease is characterized by irregularly recurring febrile paroxysms that in extreme cases occur with acute cerebral, renal, or gastrointestinal manifestations.
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- Malaria, Falciparum
- Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
- Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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1992
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- Malaria (1966-1991)
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- National Library of Medicine. Falciparum Malaria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016778. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016778
- Falciparum Malaria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554672