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Author:   A. J. Knell
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780198547426

ISBN 10:   0198547420
Pages:   101
Publication Date:   01 November 1991
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Adult education ,  Secondary ,  A / AS level
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Part 1 Malaria - the problem: what is malaria?; four species of malaria parasite infect humans; malaria is a difficult disease to study; the life cycle of ""plasmodium""; the genus ""plasmodium""; the malaria mosquito ""anopheles""; malaria afflicts most of the world's people; human communities and malaria; problems of cure; problems of control. Part 2 ""Plasmodium"" - the parasite: an introduction to ""plasmodium"" ultrastructure; phase 1 - from gametocyte to ookinete; phase 2 - from ookinete to sporozoite; phase 3 - from sporozoite to hepatic merozoite; phase 4 - from hepatic merozoite to gametocyte; metabolic pathways in ""plasmodium""; the molecular biology of ""plasmodium falciparum""; ""plasmodium"" antigens. Part 3 Malaria in the community: stable and unstable malaria; transmission of malaria. Part 4 Control of mosquitoes and malaria: methods of malaria control; methods used to study mosquitoes; mosquito control in Papua, New Guinea; malaria eradication in Sichuan; imported malaria in Europe; prospects. Appendices: severe malaria - a medical emergency; sequestration in severe malaria; clinical features of severe malaria; intensive care of severe malaria; treatment schedules for severe malaria."

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