Malaria

Definition

Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans. Infection with malaria parasites may result in a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from absent or very mild symptoms to severe disease and even death. People who get malaria are typically very sick with high fevers, shaking chills, and flu-like illness. In general, malaria is a curable disease if diagnosed and treated promptly and correctly.Treatment depends on many factors including disease severity, the species of malaria parasite causing the infection and the part of the world in which the infection was acquired.

Also identified as

• DOID 12365 per MONDO
• ICD10CM B53 per MONDO
• ICD9 084 per MONDO
• ICD9 084.6 per MONDO
• MESH D008288 per MONDO
• NCIT C34797 per MONDO
• Orphanet 673 per MONDO
• SCTID 61462000 per MONDO
• UMLS C0024530 per MONDO

Drugs indicated