1F40

Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum

Malária devida a Plasmodium falciparum

Category

Definition

Plasmodium falciparum malaria is disease caused by infection of red blood cells with protozoan parasites of species Plasmodium falciparum, inoculated into the human by a feeding female anopheles mosquito. The first symptoms of malaria are nonspecific including fever, headache, and vomiting, but if the disease progresses, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by massive haemolysis.

Coding Note

Includes mixed infections of Plasmodium falciparum with any other Plasmodium species.

Diagnostic Criteria

Diagnosis requires demonstration of parasites or their products in blood for confirmation.

Subcategories (1)