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metabolic acidosis results from excess acid due to abnormal metabolism (as in severe malaria) , excessive acid intake, renal retention, or excessive loss of bicarbonate (as in severe diarrhea)
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a form of medication packaging in which individual doses of one or more types of pill are encased in separate airtight plastic pock ets, often accompanied by dosing instructions. Blister packs typically contain all of the doses needed for a single course of treatment.
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. red blood cells containing mature malaria sch izonts that attach to endothelial cells lining small blood vessels.
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stage of the malaria parasite's life cycle infecting and developing within red blood cells. exoerythrocytic stage.
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sexual stage of malaria parasite that forms in red blood cells. Macrogametocytes (female)
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Hypoglycemia is common in malaria, as malaria parasitized red blood cells utilize glucose 75 times faster than uninfected cells. Treatment with quinine also lowers blood glucose by stimulating insulin secretion.
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yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and mu cous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues. It may be seen in various liver diseases, such as hepatitis, that affect the processing of bile as well as hemolysis (excessive destruction of red blood cells)
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the stage of the malaria parasite, in the human host, that infects red blood cells. metabolic acidosis.
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. A method of amplifying low levels of specific DNA sequences, allowing detection of very low levels of anti gen in the sample.
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a repeated attack of malaria due to the survival of malaria parasites in red blood cells. relapse.
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sporozoite. stage of malaria parasites injected into the bloodstream by biting infective mosquitoes.
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GLOSSARY 345 zoophilic/zoophagic. preferring lower animals to humans as a source of food.
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