Term Name: | Plasmodium falciparum malaria |
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Synonyms: | falciparum malaria, Malaria fever, subtertian, malignant tertian fever |
Definition: | A malaria described as a severe form of the disease caused by a parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is marked by irrregular recurrence of paroxysms and prolonged or continuous fever. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:14067] ( DOID:14067 ) |