Preferred Label : Malaria;
NCIt definition : A protozoan infection caused by the genus Plasmodium. There are four species of Plasmodium
that can infect humans: Plasmodium falciparum, vivax, ovale, and malariae. It is transmitted
to humans by infected mosquitoes. Signs and symptoms include paroxysmal high fever,
sweating, chills, and anemia.;
Alternative definition : NICHD: Plasmodium parasite infection, characterized by fever, flu-like symptoms, anemia,
and jaundice, that may be transmitted through infected mosquito bites, blood transfusion,
organ transplant, contaminated needles or syringes, or before or during birth.;
Origin ID : C34797;
UMLS CUI : C0024530;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- malaria [Blood Transfusion thesaurus concept]
DO Cross reference
Semantic type(s)
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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