Friday, October 9, 2009

The New Types of Malaria Disease



One recent study found that a new type of malaria has the potential to threaten human beings. Parasite Plasmodium knowlesi previously estimated that only infects monkeys. However, the parasite was spread widely in humans in malaysia, and the most recent investigation confirmed that the parasite can cause death if not treated quickly.

The results of research conducted by an international team was published in the journal of clinical infectious diseases. Although this new type of disease is only spread in Southeast Asia, the researchers warned that the tourism sector due to this region in the case of western countries will soon emerge.


"Each year, malaria can kill millions of people...."


The disease is caused by the malaria parasite enters the human bloodstream by mosquitoes infected with the parasite. Of the four malaria parasites that often cause disease in humans, P. falciparum, which is more commonly found in Africa is the most malignant.

Another parasite, P. malariae which developed in sub-tropical regions of the world, has symptoms that are usually not very dangerous.

P. knowlesi had been thought only to infect primates, especially the long-tailed macaques and found short in the forests of Southeast Asia. However, research conducted by the University Malaysia Sarawak shows that there are a large number of cases of parasitic diseases in humans that type. study found that under the microscope P. knowlesi easily mistaken for P. malariae.



Rapidly proliferate

However, unlike the parasite, P. knowlesi has the ability to multiply in the blood every 24 hours → that is potentially harmful.

One of the team's researchers, Professor balbir Singh, said that with that ability means faster diagnosis and treatment is very important.

The researchers examined 150 patients with malaria who was hospitalized Sarawak, Malaysia, between July 2006 and January 2008.

They found that P. knowlesi into the cause of two thirds of cases, and causes a wide spectrum of diseases.

Most of the disease does not cause complications and easily treated with drugs such as clhoroquine and primaquine. However, an emergency ten patients eventually suffer complications such as respiratory and kidney problems and two patients died.

Although death rates below 2%, P. knowlesi be as deadly as P. falciparum malaria.The researchers emphasized that it is very difficult to measure the accuracy of mortality rates due to the small number of cases studied.



Low platelet count

All patients with P. knowlesi have high levels of low blood platelet, much less than people with other types of malaria.

However, despite the blood platelets necessary for blood coagulation, no patients with unusual bleeding or have a problem with blood viscosity.

Researchers believe the level of low blood platelets can be used as a way to diagnose malaria P. knowlesi.

Professor Singh said: "The increase of tourism to Southeast Asia can make a number of cases of this disease increases in the future, including in Western countries."

"And health workers are examining new patients come from a region that is known or likely to have cases of P. knowlesi have to know the gravity of the disease of P. knowlesi malaria is."

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23 comments:

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Daniel DPK on October 10, 2009 at 1:01 AM said...

the further achievement of human kinds...so more advance the desease which appear in this world...after swine flu,now malaria..and what next?

THINK OUT OF THE BOX

Anonymous said...

nyamuknya cantix :D
sayangnya jahad..
be careful ^_^

netmild on October 11, 2009 at 2:44 AM said...

nyamuk kok cantik jiah...nyamuk tuh nakal jahad si enggak cuma relativ aja

makanya hati2 dengan nyamuk :-p

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Game Online on October 11, 2009 at 10:30 AM said...

Yeah.. helthy life is expensive way if we not care about our health

narti on October 11, 2009 at 11:51 AM said...

makasih infonya ya...

ina on October 11, 2009 at 2:52 PM said...

nyamuk nya jahad??? hihihi,...

bener jg,... tpi kan dia jg butuh makan hehehe....

zone4health on October 11, 2009 at 11:24 PM said...

butuh makan??? :))

hhah... srem amad makanannya ampe ngerenggut nyawa gitu.... :(

ayo kita antisipasi dgn 3M jgn di lupakan...
agar bersih lingkungan kita.... :s

SeNjA on October 11, 2009 at 11:44 PM said...

ass,...

kunjungn tengah malam sob :)
apa kabar ?
maaf baru berkunjung yah,hemm...kesibukan yg sedikit menghalangi untuk mengunjungi para sahabat...

nice blog sob....

SeNjA on October 12, 2009 at 12:12 AM said...

ya ampuunn,maaf ya.....

iya aku masukin link km y sob :)
iya itu foto terbaru hehe....
sklai lg maaf dan mksh untuk suportny di blogku sllau berkunjung :)

SeNjA on October 12, 2009 at 12:14 AM said...

link kamu sudah terpasang sob :)

zone4health on October 12, 2009 at 12:23 AM said...

yupz... syukron....

:)

GKPS DENPASAR on October 12, 2009 at 10:21 AM said...

Kunjungi kami ya....http://gkpsdenpasar.blogspot.com

Pon on October 16, 2009 at 5:08 AM said...

mosqouite bites make me smile...

alkatro on October 16, 2009 at 8:28 AM said...

wangalaikum salaam..nice info. thank 4 the visit. god blessing u :)

jhonson blog on October 16, 2009 at 6:04 PM said...

I'm afraid it with our country,the average treatment of malaria tend to slow.

previous types we're overwhelmed,moreover added a new type??..hehhe nice info thank's :)

sarah on October 18, 2009 at 9:02 AM said...

artikel yg informatif....n blog yg bagus, lam knal yah...btw lagunya koq sama yah heheheh

RantZ RcheL on January 1, 2010 at 12:29 PM said...

=(( mantavvvvvvv

Oby Syam on March 29, 2010 at 10:50 PM said...

kerren themanya...
ajarin donk sob..
ehehhehehe

oh yah malaria itu yah..
hihihihi
pingin balas gigit aku sama tuh nyamuk

Damar- Blog Tips on May 23, 2010 at 1:04 AM said...

Link sudah dipasang . . . . silahkan dicek

medicated mosquito net manufacturer in India on November 12, 2012 at 5:41 PM said...

Thanks for sharing the post here. Keep up the good work. All the best.

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