'Cerebral malaria' presentation slideshows

Treatment and Immune Control of Malaria and TB. Unit 4 Paul Thomas Paul.Thomas@stjude.org Department of Immunology St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Malaria Prevalence. ~350-500 million infections/year 1-2 million deaths/year, most of them among children under 5. Malaria life cycle.

MALARIA. BY:DR TAPAN MODERATOR: DR S.S.PATTANAYAK. CONTENTS. INTODUCTION ETIOLOGY & PATHOGENESIS CLINICAL FEATURES COMPLICATIONS DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT PREVENTIONS. INTRODUCTION. From the Italian “malaria” - Bad Air Also known as ague, marsh disease

INFECTION OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. INFECTIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Meningitis Pyogenic bacterial meningitis Viral meningitis Tubercular meningitis Fungal ( in immune-deficient) meningitis Aseptic meningitis Encephalitis Rabies Cerebral abscess Poliomyelitis. Definition.

Malaria. An Overview of Life-cycle, Morphology and Clinical Picture. Malaria Species. Four species of malaria : Plasmodium falciparum: malignant tertian malaria Plasmodium vivax: benign tertian malaria Plasmodium ovale : benign tertian malaria

Malaria . By anne. The tropical coast →copious amounts of rain (up to 30 feet). In the northern→ much lower (Drought). South → warmer West→mountains. cool. Where the hell is Cameroon?.

Healthy controls. Uncomplicated febrile illness. Cerebral malaria. 39 well children attending routine surgery aged 1-12 screened for enrollment. 43 comatose children aged 1-12 with cerebral malaria screened . 224 fully conscious patients aged1-12 with temperature >38.5 screened for enrollment.

“The awkward fact with which US policy wrestles is that People flee the world’s Haitis for a combination of motives. All are deserving of some compassion but how much?” Newsweek , Dec. 4 1991. “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

NEW CONCEPTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MALARIA. INTRODUCTION.

Higher Parasitemia in Falciparum Malaria. all erythrocytes invaded Pv/Po = reticulocytes Pm = senescent RBC up to 36 merozoites sequestration of infected erythrocytes trophozoite and schizont stages primarily in brain, heart, lungs, and gut complications

Malaria. The disease that kills millions. What is Malaria?. spread by the Anopheles female mosquitoes 4 types P. falciparum, P.vivax, P.ovale, P. malariae When bitten, parasites put into the blood stream, travel to the liver. Symptoms.

Malaria. By anne. The tropical coast →copious amounts of rain (up to 30 feet). In the northern→ much lower (Drought). South → warmer West→mountains. cool. Where the hell is Cameroon?.

Case presentation. 盧主任 /I2 陳彥霖. Brief History.

F A L C I P A R U M M A L A R I A AN OVER VIEW. D R .C.K.TALUKDAR MD.,DRM,FICP,FICN,FICC PRAGATI NURSING HOME NALBARI.

Malaria. An Overview of Life-cycle, Morphology and Clinical Picture. Malaria Species. Four species of malaria : Plasmodium falciparum: malignant tertian malaria Plasmodium vivax: benign tertian malaria Plasmodium ovale : benign tertian malaria

Cerebral Malaria. severe complication of falciparum malaria mortality of 30-50% associated with sequestration in micro-vasculature of brain a diffuse encephalopathy with loss of consciousness consciousness ranges from stupor to coma unresponsive to pain, visual, and verbal stimuli

Dr.kibruyisfaw zewdie. MALARIA. Introduction To Malaria. Malaria is an acute and chronic illness characterized by paroxysms of fever, chills, sweats, fatigue, anemia, and splenomegaly It is protozoa d/se w/ ch is mostly transmitted by a vector Anopheles mosquitoes.

Plasmodium ( 疟原虫 ). History. Malaria is an old infectious disease. The first documentation about it is at 1500BC. Until the end of the 19th century, it was commonly thought that malaria was caused by breathing bad air ( mal-aria ) and was associated with swamps. History.

MALARIA. ‘MAL’ – bad ; ‘aria’- air Causative organism- Plasmodium falciparum. P. ovale, P. vivax, P. malariae Transmission- bite of female anopheles mosquito. PLASMODIUM LIFE CYCLE. An infected female anopheles mosquito bites and injects parasites ( Sporozoites ) into the blood

Malaria. Prof. Ahmed A Adeel. Malaria Species. Four species of malaria : Plasmodium falciparum: malignant tertian malaria Plasmodium vivax: benign tertian malaria Plasmodium ovale : benign tertian malaria Plasmodium malariae: quartan malaria.

Malaria. An Overview of Life-cycle, Morphology and Clinical Picture. Malaria Species. Five species of malaria infect humans: Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium malariae Plasmodium knowlesi. Malaria –Endemic Countries. Malaria –Endemic Countries.