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  2. www.who.int › news-room › fact-sheetsMalaria - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 4, 2023 · There are 5 Plasmodium parasite species that cause malaria in humans and 2 of these species – P. falciparum and P. vivax – pose the greatest threat. P. falciparum is the deadliest malaria parasite and the most prevalent on the African continent.

  3. stanfordhealthcare.org › malaria › typesTypes of Malaria Parasites - Stanford Health Care

    Five species of Plasmodium (single-celled parasites) can infect humans and cause illness: Plasmodium falciparum (or P. falciparum) Plasmodium malariae (or P. malariae) Plasmodium vivax (or P. vivax) Plasmodium ovale (or P. ovale) Plasmodium knowlesi (or P. knowlesi) Falciparum malaria is potentially life-threatening.

  4. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesPlasmodium—a brief introduction to the parasites causing ...

    Jan 7, 2021 · Plasmodium species that naturally infect humans and cause malaria in large areas of the world are limited to five— P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale and P. knowlesi. The first four are specific for humans, while P. knowlesi is naturally maintained in macaque monkeys and causes zoonotic malaria widely in South East Asia.

    • Shigeharu Sato
    • 2021

  5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Plasmodium_falciparumPlasmodium falciparum - Wikipedia

    Plasmodium falciparum is a unicellular protozoan parasite of humans, and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans. [2] The parasite is transmitted through the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito and causes the disease's most dangerous form, falciparum malaria.

  6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK555962Plasmodium falciparum Malaria - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

    Aug 8, 2023 · Severe and fatal malaria is predominantly caused by Plasmodium falciparum. Its management and prognosis depend on the awareness of a possible diagnosis in travelers returning from endemic areas, early recognition, and timely effective treatment.

    • Lara Zekar, Tariq Sharman
    • 2023/08/08
    • 2021

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  8. www.mayoclinic.org › diseases-conditions › malariaMalaria - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Feb 9, 2023 · Malaria is caused by a single-celled parasite of the genus plasmodium. The parasite is transmitted to humans most commonly through mosquito bites.

  9. www.who.int › questions-and-answers › itemMalaria - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Dec 4, 2023 · Five species of parasites can cause malaria in humans and 2 of these species – Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax – pose the greatest threat. There are over 400 different species of Anopheles mosquitoes and around 40, known as vector species, can transmit the disease.