David and Wilson (2005) are of the view that there
are four types of plasmodium. The two common types, plasmodium vivax and
plasmodium falciparum give rise to tertiary malaria which could by benign or
malignant.
are four types of plasmodium. The two common types, plasmodium vivax and
plasmodium falciparum give rise to tertiary malaria which could by benign or
malignant.
Generally tertiary malaria is characterized by
recurrent bunt of high fever occurring every 48hours accompanied by severe
rigors profuse sweating prostrating headache and vomiting.
recurrent bunt of high fever occurring every 48hours accompanied by severe
rigors profuse sweating prostrating headache and vomiting.
In tertiary benign malaria, the patient experience
a bunt of fever which is not fetal while in malignant episodes of the attack is
usually fetal in other words the attacks in benign. Tertiary malaria subsides
and temperature returns to normal for a new days unit. The next attack while in
malignant tertiary malaria, the parasite can invade the brain leading to
sometime convulsion coma and/or death (Maxwell, 2003).
a bunt of fever which is not fetal while in malignant episodes of the attack is
usually fetal in other words the attacks in benign. Tertiary malaria subsides
and temperature returns to normal for a new days unit. The next attack while in
malignant tertiary malaria, the parasite can invade the brain leading to
sometime convulsion coma and/or death (Maxwell, 2003).
There is also the substantial malaria and quarter
malaria. In substantial malaria, there is the incidence of continuous fever in
which the patient manifests continual symptom of fever. But in quartan, the fever
occurs at intervals of three days. (David & Wilson, 2008).
malaria. In substantial malaria, there is the incidence of continuous fever in
which the patient manifests continual symptom of fever. But in quartan, the fever
occurs at intervals of three days. (David & Wilson, 2008).
In its own rendition, the Churchill Livingstone Pocket
Medical Dictionary postulates that plasmodium falciparum causes malignant
tertiary or substantial malaria.
Medical Dictionary postulates that plasmodium falciparum causes malignant
tertiary or substantial malaria.
Plasmodium vivax and ovale cause benign tertiary
malaria while plasmodium malarial cause quartian malaria.
malaria while plasmodium malarial cause quartian malaria.
