Book contents
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Vaccination
- Section 2 Infections in Pregnancy
- Chapter 2 Viral Hepatitis
- Chapter 3 HIV Infection
- Chapter 4 Herpes Infections and Measles
- Chapter 5 Zika Virus
- Chapter 6 Parvovirus
- Chapter 7 Influenza
- Chapter 8 Cytomegalovirus
- Chapter 9 Dengue Fever
- Chapter 10 Rubella
- Chapter 11 Molluscum Contagiosum
- Chapter 12 Ebola
- Chapter 13 Chikungunya
- Chapter 14 Antibiotics during Pregnancy and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Chapter 15 Gonorrhoea, Syphilis and Lymphogranuloma Venereum
- Chapter 16 Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Chancroid, Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
- Chapter 17 Genital Chlamydia trachomatis and Bacterial Vaginosis
- Chapter 18 Streptococcal Infection
- Chapter 19 Enterococci and Bacterial Infections
- Chapter 20 Listeriosis
- Chapter 21 Urinary Tract Infection
- Chapter 22 Infections and Preterm Labour
- Chapter 23 Appendicitis in Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Complications Associated with Legal Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 25 Tuberculosis
- Chapter 26 Vulvo Vaginitis, Candida (Yeast) Infection
- Chapter 27 Malaria
- Chapter 28 Parasitic Infestation: Protozoa
- Section 3 Postpartum Infections
- Index
- References
Chapter 27 - Malaria
from Section 2 - Infections in Pregnancy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2019
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Infections in Pregnancy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Section 1 Vaccination
- Section 2 Infections in Pregnancy
- Chapter 2 Viral Hepatitis
- Chapter 3 HIV Infection
- Chapter 4 Herpes Infections and Measles
- Chapter 5 Zika Virus
- Chapter 6 Parvovirus
- Chapter 7 Influenza
- Chapter 8 Cytomegalovirus
- Chapter 9 Dengue Fever
- Chapter 10 Rubella
- Chapter 11 Molluscum Contagiosum
- Chapter 12 Ebola
- Chapter 13 Chikungunya
- Chapter 14 Antibiotics during Pregnancy and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
- Chapter 15 Gonorrhoea, Syphilis and Lymphogranuloma Venereum
- Chapter 16 Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Chancroid, Granuloma Inguinale (Donovanosis)
- Chapter 17 Genital Chlamydia trachomatis and Bacterial Vaginosis
- Chapter 18 Streptococcal Infection
- Chapter 19 Enterococci and Bacterial Infections
- Chapter 20 Listeriosis
- Chapter 21 Urinary Tract Infection
- Chapter 22 Infections and Preterm Labour
- Chapter 23 Appendicitis in Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Complications Associated with Legal Termination of Pregnancy
- Chapter 25 Tuberculosis
- Chapter 26 Vulvo Vaginitis, Candida (Yeast) Infection
- Chapter 27 Malaria
- Chapter 28 Parasitic Infestation: Protozoa
- Section 3 Postpartum Infections
- Index
- References
Summary
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito, which results in infection of the red blood cell. Malaria is a protozoal disease caused by infection with the parasites of genus Plasmodium (species falciparum, vivax, ovale, malariae and knowlesi). P. falciparum is associated with a greater maternal and fetal mortality/morbidity (low birthweight and anaemia) than non-falciparum infections.
In 2016, there were an estimated 216 million cases of malaria in 91 countries, an increase of 5 million cases over 2015. Malaria deaths reached 445 000 in 2016, with most malarial cases and deaths occurring in sub-Saharan Africa.
In 2008, there were six deaths reported in the UK from malaria.
Specific risk groups more vulnerable to malaria are young children, non-immune pregnant women, semi-immune pregnant women, semi-immune HIV-infected pregnant women, individuals with HIV/AIDS, travellers from non-endemic areas and immigrants.
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- Infections in PregnancyAn Evidence-Based Approach, pp. 159 - 163Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019