BLACKWATER FEVER, a disease occurring in tropical countries and elsewhere, which is often classed with malaria. It is characterized by irregular febrile paroxysms, accompanied by rigors, bilious vomiting, jaundice and haemoglobinuria (Sambon).
Alternate Names : Quartan malaria, Falciparum malaria, Biduoterian fever, Blackwater fever, Tertian malaria, Plasmodium
Definition
Malaria is a parasitic disease that involves high fevers, shaking chills, flu-like symptoms, and anemia.
blackwater fever
blkwt fiv noun a form of malaria where haemoglobin from red blood cells is released into plasma and makes ...
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Blackwater Fever
Severe and often fatal malaria characterized by kidney damage resulting in dark urine. [Wordnet]
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Malaria; Blackwater Fever; Hemoglobinuric Fever (Bilious), Hemoglobinuric Malaria, Malarial Hemoglobinuria
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Coccidia (Cryptosporidiosis, Isosporiasis, Cyclosporiasis, Toxoplasmosis) - Malaria (Blackwater fever) - Babesiosis
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Severe cases can be very debilitating. An especially deadly form is called blackwater fever. The skin takes on a yellow tint and the urine becomes progressively darker in color. Few people survive three attacks of blackwater fever.
Malaria (Quartan malaria; Falciparum malaria / Blackwater fever; Tertian malaria) is caused by the Plasmodium parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes vector.
Quartan malaria; Falciparum malaria; Biduoterian fever; Blackwater fever; Tertian malaria; Plasmodium
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Certain infections and substances also can damage red blood cells and lead to hemolytic anemia. Examples include malaria and blackwater fever, tick-borne diseases, snake venom, and toxic chemicals.
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known bacteria can produce a haemolytic anaemia in man, e.g., Streptococci, Staphylococci, and Clostridium Welchii, but this is rare. Malaria is the most important protozoal infection which can lead to a haemolytic anaemia, e.g., Blackwater fever.
 See also: Fever, Malaria, Parasites, Kidney, Symptom
  
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