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Plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium vivax: Introduction

Plasmodium vivax: A protozoan that causes malaria. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Plasmodium vivax is available below.

Symptoms of Plasmodium vivax

• Flu-like symptoms
• Fatigue
• Diarrhea
• Chills
• Bouts of fever
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Plasmodium vivax

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax?

• Misdiagnosis of Plasmodium vivax
• Failure to diagnose Plasmodium vivax
• Undiagnosed: Plasmodium vivax

Plasmodium vivax: Related Patient Stories

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Plasmodium vivax: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Plasmodium vivax:

• Death - rare
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Causes of Plasmodium vivax

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Disease Topics Related To Plasmodium vivax

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Plasmodium vivax:

• Malaria
• Blackwater fever
• Tertian fever
• Quartan fever
• Jungle fever
• Airport malaria
• Anopheles mosquito
• more related diseases...»

Misdiagnosis and Plasmodium vivax

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Plasmodium vivax: Research Doctors & Specialists

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  • Pediatric Otolaryngology (Child Ear, Nose & Throat Specialist)
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  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Plasmodium vivax

Medical research articles related to Plasmodium vivax include:

• Insecticide-treated nets for preventing malaria in pregnancy
• Two fixed-dose artemisinin combinations for drug-resistant falciparum and vivax malaria in Papua, Indonesia: an open-label randomised comparison.
• Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, chlorproguanil-dapsone, or chloroquine for the treatment of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Afghanistan and Pakistan: a randomized controlled trial.
• Controversies and misconceptions in malaria chemoprophylaxis for travelers.
• Primaquine for preventing relapses in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria
• Tropical Splenomegaly Syndrome (Treatment)
• Malaria (Follow-up)
• more research...»

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Plasmodium vivax: Animations

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Prognosis for Plasmodium vivax

Prognosis for Plasmodium vivax: Death from this condition is considered rare though prompt diagnosis and treatment is recommended.

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Research about Plasmodium vivax

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Plasmodium vivax: Broader Related Topics

• Malaria
• Parasitic diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Flu-like conditions
• more types...»

Types of Plasmodium vivax

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Definitions of Plasmodium vivax:

A protozoan parasite that causes vivax malaria (MALARIA, VIVAX). This species is found almost everywhere malaria is endemic and is the only one that has a range extending into the temperate regions. - (Source - Diseases Database)

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