case 3
6. What are the two main places in the human body that are exploited by the causative organism in this disease?
the liver and blood cells
causative agent
5 species of protozoa and the genus, Plasmodium... -malariae -falciparum -ovale -vivax -knoelesi
treatment
ACT's other medicines if sensitivity known
4. Is this pathogen eukaryotic or prokaryotic?
Eukaryotic (protozoan)
2. What should be your first question about the patient's history?
Have you traveled recently and, if so, to where?
What is the name of the condition you suspect?
Malaria
7. Can this individual transmit this infection to others? Why or why not?
No, you have to be bitten by the mosquito vector.
5. Which is the most dangerous of the species that can cause this disease? Give some details.
Plasmodium falciparum is the most dangerous because it causes celebral malaria.
3. What is the most likely causative organism (genus and species)? Support your answer.
Plasmodium malariae because it is a 72 hour cycle
A 63-year-old international telecommunications executive visits your office with complaints of a high fever. The fever is not constant, but intermittent. When you press him for details he estimates that every three days or so he suffers these debilitating "sweats." He usually has headaches and muscle aches during the episodes. They keep him home from work. After half a day or so he feels better. He reports that he has experienced these episodes for about two months.
case 3
sign and symptoms
recurrent cycles of intense chills and fever alternating with feeling healthy