| falciparum exported serine-threonine protein kinase | <enzyme> Isolated from plasmodium falciparum; genbank u40232 Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- Synonym: fest kinase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| falciparum fever | <infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. (27 Sep 1997) |
| falciparum malaria | <infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. (27 Sep 1997) |
| malaria, falciparum | The most dangerous type of malaria. Persons carrying the sickle cell gene have some protection against malaria. Persons with a gene for haemoglobin c (another abnormal haemoglobin like sickle haemoglobin), thalassaemia trait or deficiency of the enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (g6pd) are thought also to have partial protection against malaria. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| plasmodium falciparum | A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (malaria, falciparum). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. (12 Dec 1998) |