Malaria is protozoan Disease
it is a disease that caused by protozoan parasite that causes Fever, and many other signs and symptoms
Life Cycle of Malaria Parasit
Life cycle of malaria parasite is completed after going through two Hosts, (Mosquito & Human).
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When a female Anopheles mosquito bites a person to nourish her eggs, she injects malaria-causing sporozoites into their bloodstream. These sporozoites travel to the liver and develop into merozoites. In some cases, the parasites can remain dormant in the liver for months or years. When the liver cells rupture, the merozoites enter the bloodstream and invade red blood cells, causing malaria symptoms. Some merozoites develop into male and female gametocytes, which are taken up by another mosquito when it bites the infected person. These gametocytes fuse and form zygotes, which develop into sporozoites that migrate to the mosquito’s salivary glands, ready to infect another person.
Types of Malaria Parasite
Malaria Parasite is 5 Types 4 of them infects Humans Mainly the causative agent of malaria is Called Plasmodium and they are vas follows:
- Plasmodium Falciparum
- Plasmodium Vivax
- Plasmodium Ovale
- Plasmodium Malariae
- Plasmodium Knowlesi
Signs and symptoms of Malaria
Malaria symptoms include fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and more. Some people experience cycles of malaria “attacks” with shivering, high fever, and sweating. Symptoms typically begin within weeks after being bitten by an infected mosquito but some parasites can lie dormant for up to a year.
Lab Diagnosis
Giemsa Staining
Giemsa Stain is the stain that we use to colorize and visualize Malaria Parasite, we use either 10% or 3% Concentration, Each one of them have different incubation period and different preparation procedure *You can check Technical Portal for the full procedure*. We usually Observe the Parasite using X100 Oil immersion Microscopic Lens.
Then you can Identify the Type of Parasite depending on it’s Microscopic Morphological characteristics *You can see how to differentiate between them in the Scientific Blog*