PLASMODIUM VIVAX CORRECT
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Disease/common name - ANSWERmalaria
Nucleic acid - ANSWERDNA (protozoan)
Envelope - ANSWERNone
contagious period - ANSWERduring the presence of parasites in blood
Signs/symptoms - ANSWERfever, chills, headache, nausea, anemia
Serious complications - ANSWERsever anemia, splenic repture,, cerebral malaria
Diagnostic methods - ANSWERblood smears, rapid diagnostic tests
Preventative measures - ANSWERmosquito control, prophylactic drugs
Vaccine - ANSWERNo vaccine but is under development
Related viruses (family) - ANSWERother plasmodium spp
Distinguishing features - ANSWERcaan persist in liver, causing relapses
pathogenic properties - ANSWERdestroys red blood cells
Effects on host cells - ANSWERinvades and ruptures RBC's (heptocytes)
Geographic occurance - ANSWERtropical; and subtropical regions
high risk individuals - ANSWERtravelers, pregnant women & children
Reservoir - ANSWERhumans
Parts of body infected - ANSWERliver, blood
Methods of transmission - ANSWERmosquito bites (anopheles)
Portals of entry - ANSWERskin
Incubation period - ANSWER10-21 days
Period of illness - ANSWERweeks to months (recurrent)
100%
Disease/common name - ANSWERmalaria
Nucleic acid - ANSWERDNA (protozoan)
Envelope - ANSWERNone
contagious period - ANSWERduring the presence of parasites in blood
Signs/symptoms - ANSWERfever, chills, headache, nausea, anemia
Serious complications - ANSWERsever anemia, splenic repture,, cerebral malaria
Diagnostic methods - ANSWERblood smears, rapid diagnostic tests
Preventative measures - ANSWERmosquito control, prophylactic drugs
Vaccine - ANSWERNo vaccine but is under development
Related viruses (family) - ANSWERother plasmodium spp
Distinguishing features - ANSWERcaan persist in liver, causing relapses
pathogenic properties - ANSWERdestroys red blood cells
Effects on host cells - ANSWERinvades and ruptures RBC's (heptocytes)
Geographic occurance - ANSWERtropical; and subtropical regions
high risk individuals - ANSWERtravelers, pregnant women & children
Reservoir - ANSWERhumans
Parts of body infected - ANSWERliver, blood
Methods of transmission - ANSWERmosquito bites (anopheles)
Portals of entry - ANSWERskin
Incubation period - ANSWER10-21 days
Period of illness - ANSWERweeks to months (recurrent)
