Plasmodium falciparum

"Plasmodium falciparum" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Plasmodium falciparum" by people in this website by year, and whether "Plasmodium falciparum" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 44 publications over 22 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2006 and 2010
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