Malaria: Mini Review on Disease and Diagnostic Challenges
Shalu Mengi 1, Varsha A Singh 2, Prakriti Vohra 3, and Natasha Sawhney 4
1 Assistant professor, Department of Microbiology, MMU, Solan.
2 Professor and head, Department of Microbiology, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of microbiology, SHKM, GMC, Nalhar, Mewat.
4 Post graduate student, Department of microbiology, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala.
2 Professor and head, Department of Microbiology, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of microbiology, SHKM, GMC, Nalhar, Mewat.
4 Post graduate student, Department of microbiology, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala.
Abstract—Malaria is a serious disease which has high rate of morbidity and mortality if left undiagnosed. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 300-500 million malaria cases annually. Therefore, early and rapid diagnosis is mandatory to detect and treat it. The current WHO recommendations for diagnosis are prompt parasitological confirmation by microscopy or alternatively by Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs).
Index Terms—Acridine orange, Diagnosis, Malaria, RDT
Cite: Shalu Mengi, Varsha A Singh, Prakriti Vohra, and Natasha Sawhney, "Malaria: Mini Review on Disease and Diagnostic Challenges," International Journal of Pharma Medicine and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 53-60, April 2014.