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Five species of Plasmodium (single-celled parasites) can infect humans and cause illness: 1. Plasmodium falciparum (or P. falciparum). 2. Plasmodium malariae (or P. malariae). 3. Plasmodium vivax (or P. vivax). 4. Plasmodium ovale (or P. ovale). 5. Plasmodium knowlesi (or P. knowlesi). Falciparum maRead more
Five species of Plasmodium (single-celled parasites) can infect humans and cause illness:
1. Plasmodium falciparum (or P. falciparum).
See less2. Plasmodium malariae (or P. malariae).
3. Plasmodium vivax (or P. vivax).
4. Plasmodium ovale (or P. ovale).
5. Plasmodium knowlesi (or P. knowlesi).
Falciparum malaria is potentially life-threatening. Patients with severe falciparum malaria may develop liver and kidney failure, convulsions, and coma. Although occasionally severe, infections with P. vivax and P. ovale generally cause less serious illness, but the parasites can remain dormant in the liver for many months, causing a reappearance of symptoms months or even years later.