Plasmodium falciparum

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Etiology/Bacteriology

Taxonomy

| Domain = Eukarya | Kingdom = Chromalveolata | Phylum = Apicomplexa | Class = Aconoidasida | Order = Haemosporida | Family = Plasmodiidae | Genus = Plasmodium | Species = P. falciparum

Pathogenesis

Transmission

Transmission of P. falciparum occurs between humans and Anopheles mosquitos. Malaria is passed by vectors such as Anopheles gambiae, Anopheles albimanus, Anopheles freebomi, Anopheles maculatus, and Anopheles stephensi which transfer from host to host. The parasite can infect the mosquitos through the in take of human blood or a human by the mosquitos injection of saliva into the human. Once the mosquito becomes infected with Plasmodium falciparum it transfers the disease to each new host it penetrates. Humans can rarely transfer the parasite between each other. There have been rare cases of contaminated transfused blood infecting the recipient, but seldom does this occur because of screening that takes place pre-blood donation. Mothers can also pass P. falciparum to their child during birth, this is also a seldom occurrence.

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

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