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Malaria    See images

Overview | Symptoms | Treatment | Prevention

Alternative names:

Quartan malaria; Falciparum malaria; Biduoterian fever; Blackwater fever; Tertian malaria; Plasmodium

Symptoms

Signs and Tests

Physical examination may show an enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), and an enlarged spleen (splenomegaly).

Tests:

Malaria blood smears given at 6 to 12 hour intervals confirm the diagnosis.

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