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Malaria: Types list
The list of types of Malaria mentioned in various sources includes:
- Plasmodium falciparum - most common
- Plasmodium vivax
- Plasmodium malariae
- Plasmodium ovale
- Transfusion malaria
- Congenital malaria - newborn cross-placental infection from the mother.
- Algid malaria
- Cerebral malaria
- Bilious remittent malaria
- Falciparum malaria
- Hemorrhagic malaria
- Induced malaria
- Ovale malaria
- Quartan malaria
- Quotidiam malaria
- Tertian malaria
- Vivax malaria
Types discussion:
Four species of malaria parasites cause disease in humans: Plasmodium vivax, P. malariae, P. falciparum and P. ovale. P. falciparum is the most common and causes the most deaths. (Source: excerpt from Malaria, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID)
Malaria: Related Disease Topics
More general medical disease topics related to Malaria include:
- Parasitic Conditions
- Mosquito-borne diseases
- Diseases contagious from blood
- Diseases contagious from blood transfusion
- Diseases contagious contagious mother-to-fetus
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