MALARIA: PLASMODIUM TYPE DIFFERENCE IN PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM MALARIA

Background: Frequency of malaria infection has been changed in region according to environmental factors and diseases. Plasmodium falciparum and vivax are both common in the areas where malaria is frequent. Studies suggest the management validity according to plasmodium type in disease.

Objective: The primary goal of study is to find out the plasmodium difference of malaria.

Design: This study was cross sectional.

Setting: The current study was performed at medical department of Peoples Medical College Hospital Nawabshah in between April 2017 to December 2017.

Sample Size: After achieving the selection standards a total of 385subjects from either gender having malaria were recruited.

Material and Methods: Variables such as age, gender, malarial features, and presence of malarial parasite and type of plasmodium in patients were analyzed after a brief discussion with patients. All the subjects were clinically examined for diagnosis of malaria. Thick and thin Geimsa stains were prepared to identify the type of plasmodium in the collected samples.

Results: In 385 diagnosed patients of malaria, 208 (54.0%) male and 177 (46.0%) were females. Plasmodium typing/grouping was done and different groups were analyzed in malarial parasite positive.

Plasmodium falciparum was observed in 225 (58.4%), plasmodium vivax observed in 156 (40.5%) subjects, plasmodium malaria observed in 04 (01%) cases and plasmodium ovale observed in 0% cases.

Conclusion: The plasmodium falciparum was common plasmodium causing malaria.

Key Words: Malaria, Malaria Parasite, Plasmodium Vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum.