SAQ 1079 – Malaria after travel to Papua New Guinea

A 42-year-old man develops fever one week after returning from a business trip to Papua New Guinea.

List the case-specific history questions you would ask.

(Marked out of 6.0)

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Describe how malaria can be diagnosed.

(Marked out of 3.0)

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Briefly describe three ways in which P falciparum differs from other Plasmodium species.

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List four complications of severe P falciparum infection.

(Marked out of 4.0)

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