Utility of Prognostic Scoring in Severe Malaria
This division describe about subsequent APACHE II Scores for Prediction of Mortality in Patients with Severe Malaria and Admitted to Critical Care Facilities. The accelerated development of exhaustive care units (ICUs) created the need for determinable and clinically relevant stand-in outcome measures in consideration of evaluate the influence of...
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Investigation of the Efficacy of Home-based Chloroquine Treatment on Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in under-Five Children in Jos Metropolis, Nigeria
This episode aims to investigate the efficiency of home-based oral chloroquine situation on Plasmodium falciparum malaria with under-five children in Jos Metropolis, Nigeria. This is a cross-divided study of 93 children with and outside malaria. Malaria was investigated using microscopy of Leishman’s tainted thick and thin ancestry films, P....
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CD4+ICOS+Foxp3+regulatory T cells: A Novel Sub-population Associated with Pathogenesis of Malaria
The protective immune response and disease outcome are known to be counterbalanced by regulatory T cells. The role of naturally occurring regulatory cells CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ in malaria infection remains debatable. ICOS molecule has been demonstrated to play a role in the growth and function of regulatory T cells and helps...
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Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria: Challenges and Future Prospects, a Brief Review
Malaria imposes great socio-monetary burden on humanity and accounting for one of the fundamental reason of world infectious disorder .This parasitic sickness influences almost 90-95% international locations and territories inside the tropical and subtropical regions.about 40% of worldwide populationpossess a hazard to contract malaria. Malaria is a primary vector-borne...
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Assessing the Clinical Profile of Malaria and It’s Complications in Magadh Zone of Bihar, India
The goal of the current study was to assess the clinical profile and its complications that aid in early malaria recognition and prompt treatment, thereby lowering morbidity and mortality. One of the most frequent causes of fever and other associated human misery is still malaria. It continues to be...
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The Effect of Pests and Their Co – Infections on Senior High School Students in the Greater Kumasi: A Study of Some Selected Senior High Schools
The most prevalent mammals on the earth are pests, insects, and rodents. These mammals are responsible for the transmission of more than 200 diseases to humans and animals all over the world. They do significant damage to a wide range of structures. Because resources that would otherwise be spent...
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Etiological Evaluation of Pancytopenia in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Prospective Study
Background: Pancytopenia is a common haematological problem characterised by the presence of anaemia, leucopenia, and thrombocytopenia all at the same time. The disease pattern linked with pancytopenia varies depending on geographic area, age group, nutritional status, drug intake, and infective condition prevalence. The purpose of this prospective study was...
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Antimalarial Activity of the Extracts of Vernonia Amygdalina Commonly Used in Traditional Medicine in Nigeria: An in vitro Study
In the tropics and subtropics, malaria is a serious infectious illness. Antimalarial drug resistance in P. falciparum has required the quest for new antimalarial agents. Vernonia amygdalina, a plant used by traditional healers to cure malaria and other ailments, was tested in vitro against 14 fresh isolates of Plasmodium...
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Mass Intake of Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine during Covid-19 Pandemic: Possible Consequences in Endemic Malaria Settings
The world is currently experiencing a new pandemic for which there is no cure. Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) has infected 183 countries and killed a large number of people. Many reports cited chloroquine (CQ) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), two former malaria drugs, as the best current option for combating this...
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An Evaluation and Assessment of the Effects of Insecticide-Treated Livestock Protective Fences (LPF) for Protecting Humans from Anthropophilic Mosquitoes and Malaria Transmission in a Suburb of Kumasi in the Forest Zone of Ghana
The chapter investigates whether a 100 cm high livestock protective fence (LPF) protects humans from anthropophilic mosquitoes (mosquitoes that are attracted to and bite humans) and thus malaria. Four experimental segregated, half-roofed shelters with concrete floors were built to accomplish this. Each shelter was 6m x 7m in size...
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