A MINI OVERVIEW OF MALARIA IN PREGNANCY | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 21, Volume 47, Issue 1, April 2017, Page 177-196 PDF (381.94 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2017.78027 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| MAHFOUZ AHMADAL-AGROUDI1; LAILA ABD EL-MAWLA MEGAHED1; ELHAM MOHAMMAD ABDALLAH1; TOSSON ALY MORSY2 | ||||
| 1Military Medical Academy, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Human malaria is caused by five species of Plasmodia: P. falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae and P. knowlesi. Most infections are due to either P. falciparum or P. vivax, but mixed infections with more than one malarial species also occur. The majority of malariarelated deaths are due to P. falciparum. Generally, the pregnant women are a high risk group, as malaria can be a life threatening infection for both mother and fetus. Risk of stillbirth, spontaneous abortion, and other adverse pregnancy outcomes is increased in the setting of malaria, and pregnant travelers should be advised to defer travel until after delivery whenever feasible. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Egypt; Pregnant and non-pregnant women; Malaria; Risky; Management; Nursing | ||||
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