RT Book, Section
A1 Molyneux, Malcolm E.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166597687
T1 Malaria
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166597687
RD 2023/03/25
AB Malaria,  a  protozoan  disease  transmitted  by  the  bite  of  the  Anopheles  mosquito,  is  one  of  mankind’s  most  feared  and  serious  afflictions.  It  is  a  leading  cause  of  morbidity  and  mortality  in  many  tropical  areas  of  the  world,  especially  in  Africa.  Approximately  55%  of  the  world’s  population  is  exposed  to  the  infection,  which  exerts  its  toll  mainly  on  the  young  and  the  pregnant.  Malaria  is  endemic  or  sporadic  throughout  most  of  the  tropics  and  subtropics  below  an  altitude  of  1500  m,  excluding  the  Mediterranean  littoral,  the  United  States,  and  Australia.  Malaria  is  perhaps  the  most  significant  disease  acquired  through  international  travel  to  the  tropics.