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ID DOID:12365
Name malaria
Definition A parasitic protozoa infectious disease characterized as a vector-borne infectious disease caused by the presence of protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium in the red blood cells, transmitted from an infected to an uninfected individual by the bite of anopheline mosquitoes, and characterized by periodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells and the release of toxic substances by the parasite at the end of each reproductive cycle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria, http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=malaria
Xrefs

EFO:0001068

GARD:6961

ICD10CM:B54

ICD9CM:084

MESH:D008288

NCI:C34797

ORDO:673

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:154374002

UMLS_CUI:C0024530

Alternateids

DOID:12552

Subsets

DO_infectious_disease_slim

DO_rare_slim

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Synonyms

induced malaria [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a parasitic protozoa infectious disease

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