1. Plasmodium spp. Mahamed Yassin, Zakariya Salah, Isse Ahmed

2. Classification Domain- Eukaryota Kindom- Chromalveolata Superphylum- Alveolata Phylum- Apicomplexa Class- Aconoidasida Order- Haemosporida Family- Plasmodiidae Genus- Plasmodium Species- falciparum

3. Classification Kingdom: Protista Phylum: Apicomplexa Class: Aconoidasida Order: Haemosporida Family: Plasmodiidae Genus: Plasmodium Species: vivax, ovale, malariae

4. Morphological Forms:

6. Hosts Definitive host- Anopheles genus Intermediate host- humans and other vertebrates such as birds and reptiles

7. Life Cycle

9. Pathogenesis Fever Chills Nausea Headaches Fatigue  Confusion  coma  Anemia  DEATH!!!

10. Control Mosquito nets Insect repellents Spraying insecticides Draining standing water Drugs such as  Mefloquine  Doxycycline

11. Diagnosis Microscope examination Urinalysis Saliva examination Looking for clinical signs

12. Treatment: P. falciparum First line of antimalarial treatment (ACTs)  artemether plus lumefantrin  artesunate plus amodiaquine  artesunate plus mefloquine  artesunate plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine  dihydroartemisinin plus piperaquine For sever malaria best to due rapid clinical assement  Adults: intravenous (IV) or Intramascular (IM)  Children: IV or IM- artesunate

13. Treatment: P. vivax & rest Chlorinquine - treatment of choice for P. vavix Primaquine - if chlorinquine is unseccessful Vaccination - Although an antimalarial vaccine is urgently needed, infected individuals never develop a sterilizing (complete) immunity, making the prospects for such a vaccine dim.  it may be possible to develop a vaccine that would reduce the severity of malaria for children living in endemic areas.

14. Public Health Concerns Malaria kills more than a million people a year Malaria death is equivalent to about 3,000 children dying  This amounts for one child dying every 30 seconds

15. References 1. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/m/malaria/sym ptoms.htm#intro http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/m/malaria/sym ptoms.htm#intro 2. http://www.tulane.edu/~wiser/protozoology/note s/pl_sp.html http://www.tulane.edu/~wiser/protozoology/note s/pl_sp.html 3. http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/html/malaria.htm http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/html/malaria.htm 4. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria