MALARIA, FALCIPARUM


Meaning of MALARIA, FALCIPARUM in English

The most dangerous type of malaria. Persons carrying the sickle cell gene have some protection against malaria. Persons with a gene for hemoglobin C (another abnormal hemoglobin like sickle hemoglobin), thalassemia trait or deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) are thought also to have partial protection against malaria.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.