28. Malaria
- John T. Queenan MD2,
- Catherine Y. Spong MD3,
- Charles J. Lockwood MD4
Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781119963783.ch28
Copyright © 2012 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sixth Edition
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How to Cite
Adanu, R. M. K. (2012) Malaria, in Queenan's Management of High-Risk Pregnancy: An Evidence-Based Approach, Sixth Edition (eds J. T. Queenan, C. Y. Spong and C. J. Lockwood), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781119963783.ch28
Editor Information
- 2
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
- 3
Bethesda, MD, USA
- 4
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Publication History
- Published Online: 4 JAN 2012
- Published Print: 24 FEB 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780470655764
Online ISBN: 9781119963783
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Keywords:
- malaria, and nonspecific flu-like reaction;
- malaria, disease caused by Plasmodium;
- malaria diagnosis in pregnancy, outside holoendemic areas;
- clinical diagnosis, confirmed with laboratory investigations;
- quinine and clindamycin for malaria, in first-trimester;
- malaria, affecting mother and fetus;
- miscarriages, in first-trimester women with malaria;
- maternal anemia, intrauterine growth restriction, low birthweight
Summary
Malaria is a disease caused by the protozoon Plasmodium which is transmitted through the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito. The four species of Plasmodium responsible for malaria are P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae. Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for most of the cases of malaria worldwide. It has been reported that, worldwide, there are about 400 million cases of malaria annually with 1–3 million deaths. Malaria in pregnancy is responsible for 75,000–200,000 infant deaths per year. Over 90% of malaria cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa.