PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

  

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PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

Specialty Definition: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

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Health

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

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

Specialty definitions using "PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM": Malaria, Falciparum, Mefloquine, Merozoite Surface Protein 1. (references)

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Photo Album: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

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Histopathology of malaria of brain due to Plasmodium falciparum. Credit: CDC.

Babesia organisms resemble Plasmodium falciparum, however, Babesia parasites present several distinguishing features. They vary more in shape and in size, and they do not produce pigment. Credit: CDC.

Plasmodium falciparum microgametocyte, erythocyte with "bib." Parasite. Credit: CDC.

The malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum is seen in multiple stages of development. An immature schizont is centrally located. Malarial parasites undergo asexual multiplication in the erythrocytes, i.e. erythrocytic schizogony. Credit: CDC.

Plasmodium Falciparum / G.H. Nicholson. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

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Health

Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for most malaria deaths. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

plasmodium falciparum

21

plasmodium falciparum malaria

3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 4C 41 53 4D 4F 44 49 55 4D      46 41 4C 43 49 50 41 52 55 4D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01001100 01000001 01010011 01001101 01001111 01000100 01001001 01010101 01001101 00100000 01000110 01000001 01001100 01000011 01001001 01010000 01000001 01010010 01010101 01001101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#76 &#65 &#83 &#77 &#79 &#68 &#73 &#85 &#77 &#32 &#70 &#65 &#76 &#67 &#73 &#80 &#65 &#82 &#85 &#77

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 004C 0041 0053 004D 004F 0044 0049 0055 004D      0046 0041 004C 0043 0049 0050 0041 0052 0055 004D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

50463553474938435547240354637435035525547

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Images: Photo Album
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Orthography
6. Bibliography


  

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