1. Topic
Netaji Subhas
Institute of Pharmacy
Presented
Abhishek
Prabir
Subhankar
TopicTopic
Subhas Chandra Bose
Institute of Pharmacy
Presented by
Abhishek Ghara
Prabir Samanta
Subhankar Kundu
Topic

2. Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease
humans and other .
It is caused by parasitic protozoans
Plasmodium.
Commonly, the disease is transmitted via a bite from an
infected female Anopheles mosquito
the organisms from its saliva into a person's
system.
borne infectious disease of
parasitic protozoans of the genus
Commonly, the disease is transmitted via a bite from an
Anopheles mosquito, which introduces
the organisms from its saliva into a person's circulatory
system.

3. (A)Depending on intermittent fever:
a. Tertian malaria: caused by p. ovale, and p. falciparum
b. Quartan malaria : caused by p. malariae
c. Quotidian malaria : caused by mixed infection of
mosquitoes.mosquitoes.
(B)Depending on severity of disease :
a. Benign malaria : caused by p. vivax
b. Malignant or pernicious malaria : caused by p. falciparum
(A)Depending on intermittent fever:
a. Tertian malaria: caused by p. ovale, and p. falciparum
b. Quartan malaria : caused by p. malariae
c. Quotidian malaria : caused by mixed infection of different
(B)Depending on severity of disease :
malaria : caused by p. vivax
Malignant or pernicious malaria : caused by p. falciparum

4. The main symptoms of malaria include
i. Febrile paroxysm :high fever with
symptoms are known as febrile paroxysm, each lasts
for a 6-10 hours and shows a succession of three
stages----
Cold stage: here develops headache, nausea, rigorCold stage: here develops headache, nausea, rigor
etc.
Hot stage: this stage causes rise of pulse rate and
rate of respiration along with a feeling of warmth,
headache and vomiting.
Sweating stage: during this period there is profuse
sweating and remission of fever occurs.
ii. Due to a break down of large no. of RBC ,anemia of a
microcytic or a normocytic type develops.
iii. Splenomegaly: enlarged and palpable spleen in found
after second week of infection.
The main symptoms of malaria include
high fever with associated
symptoms are known as febrile paroxysm, each lasts
10 hours and shows a succession of three
here develops headache, nausea, rigorhere develops headache, nausea, rigor
this stage causes rise of pulse rate and
rate of respiration along with a feeling of warmth,
during this period there is profuse
sweating and remission of fever occurs.
Due to a break down of large no. of RBC ,anemia of a
microcytic or a normocytic type develops.
Splenomegaly: enlarged and palpable spleen in found
after second week of infection.

5. Prevention requires A, B, C and D.
Awareness of risk.
Bite avoidance, by some vector methods like using mosquito repellen
creams, mosquito nets, DDT.creams, mosquito nets, DDT.
Chemoprophylaxis (taking preventive medicines if you are travelling
to or living in a malaria region).
Diagnosis made promptly with early treatment of an infected
some vector methods like using mosquito repellen
hemoprophylaxis (taking preventive medicines if you are travelling
iagnosis made promptly with early treatment of an infected case.

6. Malaria is treated with antimalarial medications,
depends on the type and severity of the
The antimalarials include: chloroquine,amodiaquine,
Uncomplicated malaria may be treated with oral medications.Uncomplicated malaria may be treated with oral medications.
antimalarial medications, the ones used
severity of the disease.
chloroquine,amodiaquine, mefloquine .
Uncomplicated malaria may be treated with oral medications.Uncomplicated malaria may be treated with oral medications.