 Malaria
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A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM OVALE; and PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus ANOPHELES. Malaria is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high FEVER; SWEATING; shaking CHILLS; and ANEMIA. Malaria in ANIMALS is caused by other species of plasmodia.
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D008288
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Malaria- Malaria
- Remittent Fever
- Fever, Remittent
- Paludism
- Plasmodium Infections
- Infections, Plasmodium
- Infection, Plasmodium
- Plasmodium Infection
- Marsh Fever
- Fever, Marsh
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| 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2009 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Malaria" by people in Profiles.
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Ashley DP, Fraser J, Yun H, Kunz A, Fairchok M, Tribble D, Mitra I, Johnson MD, Hickey PW, Ganesan A, Deiss RG, Lalani T. A Comparison of Pretravel Health Care, Travel-Related Exposures, and Illnesses among Pediatric and Adult U.S. Military Beneficiaries. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 05; 100(5):1285-1289.
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Abuaku BK, Mensah BA, Ofori MF, Myers-Hansen J, Derkyi-Kwarteng AN, Essilfie F, Dokurugu M, Amoakoh E, Koram KA, Ghansah A. Efficacy of Artesunate/Amodiaquine in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Malaria among Children in Ghana. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Sep; 97(3):690-695.
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Limbach K, Stefaniak M, Chen P, Patterson NB, Liao G, Weng S, Krepkiy S, Ekberg G, Torano H, Ettyreddy D, Gowda K, Sonawane S, Belmonte A, Abot E, Sedegah M, Hollingdale MR, Moormann A, Vulule J, Villasante E, Richie TL, Brough DE, Bruder JT. New gorilla adenovirus vaccine vectors induce potent immune responses and protection in a mouse malaria model. Malar J. 2017 07 03; 16(1):263.
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Rocha BC, Marques PE, Leoratti FM, Junqueira C, Pereira DB, Antonelli LR, Menezes GB, Golenbock DT, Gazzinelli RT. Type I Interferon Transcriptional Signature in Neutrophils and Low-Density Granulocytes Are Associated with Tissue Damage in Malaria. Cell Rep. 2015 Dec 29; 13(12):2829-41.
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Schwartz KR, Prentiss KA. Simulation in Pre-departure Training for Residents Planning Clinical Work in a Low-Income Country. West J Emerg Med. 2015 Dec; 16(7):1166-72.
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Dent AE, Nakajima R, Liang L, Baum E, Moormann AM, Sumba PO, Vulule J, Babineau D, Randall A, Davies DH, Felgner PL, Kazura JW. Plasmodium falciparum Protein Microarray Antibody Profiles Correlate With Protection From Symptomatic Malaria in Kenya. J Infect Dis. 2015 Nov 01; 212(9):1429-38.
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Corbett Y, Parapini S, D'Alessandro S, Scaccabarozzi D, Rocha BC, Egan TJ, Omar A, Galastri L, Fitzgerald KA, Golenbock DT, Taramelli D, Basilico N. Involvement of Nod2 in the innate immune response elicited by malarial pigment hemozoin. Microbes Infect. 2015 Mar; 17(3):184-94.
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Dhawan G, Joseph N, Pekow PS, Rogers CA, Poudel KC, Bulzacchelli MT. Malaria-related knowledge and prevention practices in four neighbourhoods in and around Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study. Malar J. 2014; 13:303.
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Weathers PJ, Elfawal MA, Towler MJ, Acquaah-Mensah GK, Rich SM. Pharmacokinetics of artemisinin delivered by oral consumption of Artemisia annua dried leaves in healthy vs. Plasmodium chabaudi-infected mice. J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 May 14; 153(3):732-6.
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Stoney RJ, Jentes ES, Sotir MJ, Kozarsky P, Rao SR, Larocque RC, Ryan ET. Pre-travel preparation of US travelers going abroad to provide humanitarian service, Global TravEpiNet 2009-2011. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014 Mar; 90(3):553-9.
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