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Malaria

Definition

Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a disease caused by infection of liver cells and red blood cells with protozoan parasites of the species Plasmodium falciparum, inoculated into the human by a feeding female anopheles mosquito. The first symptoms of malaria are nonspecific including fever, headache, and vomiting, but if the disease progresses, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by massive haemolysis.

Coding note

In cases of mixed malaria code all relevant types separately.

7 subordinate codes

Nearby in Parasitic diseases