A new species of Plasmodium was recently discovered from a patient and the National Institutes of...

A new species of Plasmodium was recently discovered from a patient and the National Institutes of Health has hired you to investigate. Describe how infection with this microorganism is likely to be detected, a potential strategy to prevent infection and the disease likely to be associated with this pathogen

Solutions

Expert Solution

Mainlly the symptoms are : Chills, Fever and Sweating. , person may experience pain in abdomen or muscles, night sweats or shivering. Gastrointestinal problems like vomitting and nausea.
This disease is detected by preparing Giesma stained thick smears , that determines if parasites are present in blood Thin smears are used to identify the plasmodium species and number of RBSc infected. More than one species can be detected on the thin smear.
Newer tests such as Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs ) and Polymerase chain Reaction tests can supplement but not repace microscopy.
POTENTIAL PREVENTIVE STRATEGY :
Prevention efforts focus on Mosquito bite prevention as it is caused by the mosquito bite , along with it chemophylaxis with drugs that suppress the blood stage of infections, thereby preventing the disease.
It is recommended to purchase medications before departure to aplace where this disease is frequent , to avoidproblems with quality control, contamination, counterfeit drugs or being prescribed with drug that is inappropriate due to local resistance issues or unsafe adverse reaction profile.
Should use bed net.
THE DISEASE IS MALARIA
MAlaria transmission begins with a female ANOPHELES mosquito seeking blood meal to provide protein for egg development , if this mosquito feeds from a human carrying malarial parasite plasmodium at right blood stage (male and female gametocytes) then the parasite ife cycle in mosquito begins , they form zygote within the mosquito. zygote penetrate mosquito's midgut where they reproduce and rupture releasing sporozoites , which travel to mosquito's saivary gland and then injected into human during another blood meal when saliva is pumped into the bite to prevent blood coagulation.

gladiator answered 1 year ago

Next > < Previous

Related Solutions

A new species of bird, the Lilac-Breasted Raven, was recently discovered. A researcher is attempting to...

A new species of bird, the Lilac-Breasted Raven, was recently discovered. A researcher is attempting to determine the average incubation time for this species' eggs to hatch. For compatison, the eggs of a common raven have eggs that take an average of μ = 19 days to hatch with a standard deviation of σ = 1.23 days. A sample of 13 eggs was collected and incubated. The length of time (in days) is listed in the table below: 17 19...

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Institutes of...

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 41% of college students nationwide engage in “binge drinking” behavior, having 5 or more drinks in one occasion during the past two weeks. A college president wonders if the proportion of students enrolled at her college that binge drink is actually different than the national proportion. In a commissioned study, 348 students are selected randomly from a list of all students enrolled...

A new species of microorganism is discovered in a barren desert habitat. Researchers find that the...

A new species of microorganism is discovered in a barren desert habitat. Researchers find that the species does not require any from of water to exist. How would discovery of this species require modification of hypotheses about the origins of life on earth? a. The idea of membrane-bound protobionts as the first cells would not necessarily be true any longer. b. The presence of an electronic charge between water and lightning in Earth's early atmosphere would be modified. c. Amino...

77) According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institutes...

77) According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), 41% of college students nationwide engage in "binge-drinking" behavior: having five or more drinks on one occasion during the past two weeks. A college president wonders if the proportion of students enrolled at her college who binge drink is actually lower than the national proportion. In a commissioned study, 347 students are selected randomly from a list of all students enrolled...

A species of butterfly found in Central America (Macrosoma heliconiaria) recently has been discovered to have...

A species of butterfly found in Central America (Macrosoma heliconiaria) recently has been discovered to have ultrasound-detecting ears just in front of its forewings (a slightly different location than the ears found in Noctuid moths). Unlike other butterflies, this species is nocturnal. A) Using the correct terminology, briefly explain why this discovery of ears in an unrelated species is considered to be evidence that the ears in these butterflies and in Noctuid moths are anti-predator adaptations. B) Design a simple...

A new archaebacterium species was discovered that strives at elevated temperatures. List three differences in the...

A new archaebacterium species was discovered that strives at elevated temperatures. List three differences in the membrane composition of the archaebacterium: 1 2 3 If the archaebacterium is normally grown at 80oC is transferred to medium at 37oC, give two changes (adaptations) the bacterium can make to the composition of membrane lipids. Be specific and include modifiers such as increase/decrease, etc. 1 2

You have discovered a new species of platypus with an unprecedented 7 layer cortex, with an...

You have discovered a new species of platypus with an unprecedented 7 layer cortex, with an additional neuronal layer compared to the typical 6 layers mammalian cortex. Propose an experiment to determine in what sequence the neuron layers were generated during brain development in this platypus. This question has been written based on the following article: " The determination of neuronal fate in the cerebral cortex", Review article by Susan K. McConnell

You have discovered a new species of insect while hiking around the BioReserve! Based on the...

You have discovered a new species of insect while hiking around the BioReserve! Based on the fruit fly and other insects, you know that larvae have patches of cells known as “imaginal discs,” each of which will contribute to an appendage of the adult (e.g. antenna, wing, or leg). Moreover, you know that the decapentaplegic(dpp) gene is expressed in the imaginal discs that contribute to the wings, but not in those that contribute to the antennae or legs. For each...

According to the National Institutes of Health (2015) in 2012, it was reported that about 45...

According to the National Institutes of Health (2015) in 2012, it was reported that about 45 million American adults (nearly 20% of adult population) were diagnosed with a mental illness with the overall rate possibly being higher due to individuals not being diagnosed. Choose a specific mental illness and briefly describe the condition, prevalence, cause, common treatments and possible consequences. The bigger picture- how is the healthcare system and society doing regarding diagnosis, treatment, and acceptance of mental illness of...

You have discovered a new species of sea squirt and you have named it Seasquirtus laker...

You have discovered a new species of sea squirt and you have named it Seasquirtus laker after your alma mater. Sea squirts feed by sucking water through a tube into the pharynx, and then into the stomach. This water not only contains nutrition, but also potential toxins and microbes from the environment. As an immunologist, you are curious about how S. laker protects itself from environmental threats. What are 3 different mechanisms that S. laker might prevent microbial infection or...

Subjects