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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
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Chapter 153. Malaria
Sections: Malaria: Introduction, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Incubation Period, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, Disposition and Follow-Up, Prevention, References.
Topics Discussed: malaria.
Excerpt:"Malaria, a protozoan disease transmitted by the bite of the Anopheles mosquito,
is one of mankind's most feared and serious afflictions
that causes greater morbidity and mortality than any other human
disease, especially in Africa. Approximately 55% of the
world's population is exposed to the infection, which exerts
its toll mainly on the young and the pregnant. Malaria is endemic
or sporadic throughout most of the tropics and subtropics below
an altitude of 1500 m, excluding the Mediterranean littoral, the
U.S., and Australia...."
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