Plasmodium
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Plasmodium. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Plasmodium.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Plasmodium - A genus of protozoa that comprise the malaria parasites of mammals. Four species infect humans (alth...
Plasmodium berghei - A protozoan parasite of rodents transmitted by the mosquito Anopheles dureni....
Plasmodium chabaudi - A protozoan parasite of rodents transmitted by the mosquito Anopheles stephensi....
Plasmodium cynomolgi - A protozoan parasite that occurs naturally in the macaque. It is similar to PLASMODIUM VIVAX and pro...
Plasmodium falciparum - A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is mo...
Plasmodium gallinaceum - A protozoan parasite that causes avian malaria (MALARIA, AVIAN), primarily in chickens, and is trans...
Plasmodium knowlesi - A protozoan parasite from Southeast Asia that causes monkey malaria. It is naturally acquired by man...
Plasmodium malariae - A protozoan parasite that occurs primarily in subtropical and temperate areas. It is the causal agen...
Plasmodium ovale - A species of protozoan parasite causing MALARIA. It is the rarest of the four species of PLASMODIUM ...
Plasmodium vivax - A protozoan parasite that causes vivax malaria (MALARIA, VIVAX). This species is found almost everyw...
Plasmodium yoelii - A species of PLASMODIUM causing malaria in rodents....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
