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'''Malaria''' is an infectious disease found in the tropics. | '''Malaria''' is an infectious disease found in the tropics. | ||
==General== | |||
Symptoms:<ref name=upmc_malaria>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html]. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.</ref> | |||
*Fatigue. | |||
*Diarrhea. | |||
*Nausea and vomiting. | |||
Etiology: | |||
*Often due to parasite ''Plasmodium falciparum'' - transmitted by mosquitoes. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
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**[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maternal_malaria_placenta_-_very_high_mag.jpg Maternal malaria - very high mag. (WC)]. | **[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maternal_malaria_placenta_-_very_high_mag.jpg Maternal malaria - very high mag. (WC)]. | ||
*www: | *www: | ||
**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319/images/fig04.jpg Malaria (upmc.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html]. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.</ref> | **[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319/images/fig04.jpg Malaria (upmc.edu)].<ref name=upmc_malaria>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html]. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||