Malaria Self Test Module
Unspecified overseas travel. Presented with spiky temperature.
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Plasmodium falciparum?
Correct!
Once again a bit too easy. Did you notice that some of the infected
red cells contain as many as three parasites, the presence of marginal
forms and some double cromatin dots? This is a particularly heavy infection.
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Plasmodium vivax?
Sorry! Have another look.
Points to consider are that the infected red cells are not enlarged and
the ring forms are very fine. The presence of marginal forms, double
chromatin dots and multiple (up to 3) parasites inside the same red cell,
should aid in your identification. This is a particularly heavy infection.
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Plasmodium ovale?
Sorry! Have another look.
Points to consider are that the infected red cells are not enlarged and
the ring forms are very fine. The presence of marginal forms, double
chromatin dots and multiple (up to 3) parasites inside the same red cell,
should aid in your identification. This is a particularly heavy infection.
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Plasmodium malariae?
Sorry! Have another look.
Points to consider are that the infected red cells are not enlarged and
the ring forms are very fine. The presence of marginal forms, double
chromatin dots and multiple (up to 3) parasites inside the same red cell,
should aid in your identification. This is a particularly heavy infection.
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Malarial parasites not seen?
Sorry!
This is a particularly heavy infection and should never be missed.
Points to consider are that the infected red cells are not enlarged
and the ring forms are very fine. The presence of marginal forms,
double chromatin dots and multiple (up to 3) parasites inside the same
red cell, should aid in your identification. The use of a "dip stick"
test kit would be a very useful aid in the screening for malaria.
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