Author/Editor		Trampuž, Andrej
Title		Klinična slika malarije in njeni zapleti
Translated title		Clinical picture of malaria and its complications
Type		članek
Source		Med Razgl
Vol. and No.		Letnik 39, št. Suppl 8
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 105-9
Language		slo
Abstract		Malaria is the most important and most common of all tropical disease, causing much morbidity and many deaths in endemic areas. It is widely distributed in the tropical and sub-tropical zones, where inhabitants may get infected with Plasmodia many times per year and acquire semiimmunity. In addition, millions of people each year travel from nonmalarious areas to countries with malaria transmission, exposing themselves to the risk of malaria. The clinical picture is nonspecific and can mimic many other diseases. In nonimmune subjects malaria is a life-threatening disease, which can progress to death in a few hours. Therefore, malaria is a medical emergency, requiring an immediate diagnostic procedure and adequate treatment.
Summary		Malarija je najpomembnejša in najpogostejša tropska bolezen, ki je odgovorna za visoko obolevnost in umrljivost v endemskih področjih. Danes je široko razširjena v tropskem in subtropskem pasu, kjer domačini pogosto prebolijo več okužb s plazmodiji letno in pridobijo delno imunost. Poleg tega več milijonov popotnikov vsako leto iz neendemičnih področij potuje v dežele z visoko pojavnostjo malarije, kjer so izpostavljeni tveganju za malarijo. Klinična slika je neznačilna in lahko posnema vrsto drugih bolezni. Pri neimunih osebah je malarija smrtno nevarna in se lahko konča smrtno v nekaj urah. Zato predstavlja malarija nujno stanje, ki zahteva takojšnjo postavitev diagnoze in ustrezno zdravljenje.
Descriptors		MALARIA MALARIA, VIVAX MALARIA, FALCIPARUM PLASMODIUM MALARIAE ANTIMALARIALS DRUG RESISTANCE