Cerebral malaria (CM) is a complex of syndromes relating to the presence of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes sequestering in the brain microvasculature. The mechanisms of pathology are ...

Dr Biketi says: “Symptoms of cerebral malaria resemble malaria, but at an advanced stage, it affects the brain and other organs. If not treated, it causes death.” The elderly, children below ...

ovale, P. malariae, and P. falciparum. P. falciparum is the dominant malaria parasite in Nigeria and causes a more severe form of the disease and those who contract this form of malaria have a ...