fal|cip|a|rum malaria

fal|cip|a|rum malaria
fal|cip|a|rum malaria «fal SIHP uhr uhm»,
a very severe form of malaria which runs its course in a relatively short time and without relapses.
╂[< New Latin falciparum the species name of the transmitting mosquito < Latin falx, falcis sickle + parere to bear (because of the shape of the organism)]

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  • Falciparum malaria — The most dangerous type of malaria. Persons carrying the sickle cell gene have some protection against malaria. Persons with a gene for hemoglobin C (another abnormal hemoglobin like sickle hemoglobin), thalassemia trait or deficiency of the… …   Medical dictionary

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