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Descriptor English: Malaria, Falciparum
Descriptor Spanish: Malaria Falciparum
Descriptor malaria falciparum
Entry term(s) malaria por Plasmodium falciparum
paludismo falciparum
paludismo por Plasmodium falciparum
Scope note: Malaria producida por PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM. Es la forma más grave de malaria y se asocia a los niveles más elevados de parásitos en la sangre. La enfermedad se caracteriza por paroxismos febriles con recurrencia irregular que en casos extremos se acompaña de manifestaciones cerebrales, renales o gastrointestinales agudas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Malária Falciparum
Descriptor French: Paludisme à Plasmodium falciparum
Entry term(s): Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
Tree number(s): C01.610.752.530.650
C01.920.852.750.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016778
Scope note: 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.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Malaria (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 1992
History Note: 1992
DeCS ID: 29997
Unique ID: D016778
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Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Malaria, Falciparum - Preferred
Concept UI M0025570
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Malaria, Falciparum
Entry term(s) Malaria, Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum Malaria



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