Malaria: A rising incidence in the United States

被引:15
作者
Jerrard, DA [1 ]
Broder, JS [1 ]
Hanna, JR [1 ]
Colletti, JE [1 ]
Grundmann, KA [1 ]
Geroff, AJ [1 ]
Mattu, A [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Baltimore, MD USA
关键词
malaria; pathophysiology; emerging resistance; diagnostic tests; chloroquine;
D O I
10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00457-2
中图分类号
R4 [临床医学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Malaria is frequently a deadly disease, particularly in tropical countries of the world where this protozoan infection is endemic. While physicians in tropical countries are familiar with the presentation, those who do not practice in endemic regions of the world may neglect to add tropical diseases to their differential diagnosis of fever. Epidemiologic data from the CDC show the number of cases of malaria being diagnosed in the United States in the last decade has risen sharply. With international travel continuing to rise, there is strong reason to consider malaria as a source of fever. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc.
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