Definition
An acute and sometimes chronic infectious disease which is caused by the presence of protozoan parasites within red blood cells. Malaria is characterized by recurrent chills, fever, and sweats in that order with pathological manifestations of progressive anemia, splenic enlargement and depositation in various organs of melanin (the material that is responsible for pigmentation).
URL Name
YF-3000-4880
Third Level Code
YF-3000
Taxonomy Code
YF-3000.4880
Parent Code
YF-3000
Family Code
Y
Second Level Code
YF
Fourth Level Code
YF-3000-4880
Publication Status
Online