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Malaria |
A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM OVALE; and PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus ANOPHELES. Malaria is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high FEVER; SWEATING; shaking CHILLS; and ANEMIA. Malaria in ANIMALS is caused by other species of plasmodia. |
Marsh Fever,Plasmodium Infections,Remittent Fever,Infections, Plasmodium,Paludism,Fever, Marsh,Fever, Remittent,Infection, Plasmodium,Plasmodium Infection |
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| D008297 |
Male |
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Males |
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| D011739 |
Pyrimethamine |
One of the FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS that is used as an antimalarial or with a sulfonamide to treat toxoplasmosis. |
Chloridin,Daraprim,Malocide,Tindurine |
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| D012008 |
Recurrence |
The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. |
Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses |
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| D002727 |
Proguanil |
A biguanide compound which metabolizes in the body to form cycloguanil, an anti-malaria agent. |
Chlorguanid,Chloroguanide,Bigumal,Chloriguane,Chloroguanide Hydrochloride,Paludrin,Paludrine,Proguanil Hydrochloride,Hydrochloride, Chloroguanide,Hydrochloride, Proguanil |
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| D002738 |
Chloroquine |
The prototypical antimalarial agent with a mechanism that is not well understood. It has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and in the systemic therapy of amebic liver abscesses. |
Aralen,Arechine,Arequin,Chingamin,Chlorochin,Chloroquine Sulfate,Chloroquine Sulphate,Khingamin,Nivaquine,Sulfate, Chloroquine,Sulphate, Chloroquine |
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| D004196 |
Disease Outbreaks |
Sudden increase in the incidence of a disease. The concept includes EPIDEMICS and PANDEMICS. |
Outbreaks,Infectious Disease Outbreaks,Disease Outbreak,Disease Outbreak, Infectious,Disease Outbreaks, Infectious,Infectious Disease Outbreak,Outbreak, Disease,Outbreak, Infectious Disease,Outbreaks, Disease,Outbreaks, Infectious Disease |
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| D004812 |
Epidemiologic Methods |
Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations. |
Epidemiologic Method,Epidemiological Methods,Methods, Epidemiologic,Epidemiological Method,Method, Epidemiologic,Method, Epidemiological,Methods, Epidemiological |
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| D005060 |
Europe |
The continent north of AFRICA, west of ASIA and east of the ATLANTIC OCEAN. |
Northern Europe,Southern Europe,Western Europe |
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| D005260 |
Female |
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Females |
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