Malaria morphology [UMMP]

Malaria morphology [UMMP]

by AMIRAH amir

Multiple Choice

What is the stage of this parasite?

• Ring

• Schizont

• Trophozoite

• Gametocyte

Multiple Choice

Name the species of this parasite.

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium malariae

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium knowlesi

Multiple Choice

What is the stage of this parasite?

• Ring

• Trophozoite

• Schizont

• Gametocyte

Multiple Choice

Name the species of this parasite.

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium malariae

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium knowlesi

Multiple Choice

41 year-old-man presented with fever. RDT and BFMP as shown. He works with Petronas in Sudan and had just returned to Malaysia 1 week ago. He also had a history of malaria 3 years ago.

Name the infecting Plasmodium species.

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium knowlesi

Multiple Choice

Why are the mature asexual stages of Plasmodium falciparum not seen in peripheral blood smear?

• They cannot develop in human blood

• They show nocturnal periodicity

• They are sequestered in the microvasculature

• The microscopist is inexperienced

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50 year-old-man works in a fruit orchard in Sungkai. Complained of fever and myalgia for 1 week. In Emergency Department, he was found to be in circulatory shock and FBC showed thrombocytopenia. BFMP as shown (parasitaemia 6%).

What stages do you see?

• Ring

• Trophozoite

• Schizont

• Gametocyte

Multiple Choice

50 year-old-man works in a fruit orchard in Sungkai. Complained of fever and myalgia for 1 week. In Emergency Department, he was found to be in circulatory shock and FBC showed thrombocytopenia. BFMP as shown (parasitaemia 6%).

Name the infecting Plasmodium species.

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium knowlesi

• Plasmodium malariae

• Plasmodium vivax

​Why can’t it be P. malariae infection?

• ​Malaria caused by P. malariae is usually mild/benign with low parasite count.

• Malaysia have not had any indigenous malaria for the past few years

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​High parasitaemia, severe symptoms, and history of working in farms/orchard/jungle activities in Malaysia (or even southeast asia) should alert you to diagnosis of knowlesi malaria

Multiple Choice

What is the stage of this parasite?

• Ring

• Trophozoite

• Schizont

• Trophozoite

Multiple Choice

Name the species of this parasite.

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium malariae

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium knowlesi

Multiple Choice

What is the stage of this parasite?

• Ring

• Trophozoite

• Schizont

• Gametocyte

Multiple Choice

Name the species of this parasite.

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium malariae

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium knowlesi

Multiple Choice

What is the stage of this parasite?

• Ring

• Trophozoite

• Schizont

• Gametocyte

Multiple Select

What species can this parasite possibly belong to?

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium malariae

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium knowlesi

Multiple Choice

What is the stage of this parasite?

• Ring

• Trophozoite

• Schizont

• Gametocyte

Multiple Choice

Name the species of this parasite.

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium malariae

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium knowlesi

Multiple Choice

What is the stage of this parasite?

• Ring

• Trophozoite

• Schizont

• Gametocyte

Multiple Choice

Name the species of this parasite.

• Plasmodium ovale

• Plasmodium falciparum

• Plasmodium malariae

• Plasmodium vivax

• Plasmodium knowlesi

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