Host response to malaria? (1 Viewer)

[leesh95]

If anyone has any info on the host response towards malaria, I would greatly appreciate it.

Also how in depth do we have to know this? I keep running into scientific journals which have some very complicated explanations that I can't understand.

 

[RishBonjour]

You don't have to know it at all.
the syllabus only requires you to know the 'cause and prevention of malaria' part.
My teacher assigned us with the cause, symptoms, host response etc on Malaria anyway (when in fact, you can CHOOSE to do any infectious disease) but I remember there was quite a bit on it online.

Basically: When individuals are infected by malaria, their blood becomes infected with plasmodium parasites. Now, these parasites contain antigens that trigger an immune response to try destroy these pathogens by producing antibodies. But the problem arises when malaria parasites periodically change (hence antibodies fail to recognise them - can't attack properly).
iirc. but like I said, you don't have to know it AT ALL!

 

[leesh95]

Im doing malaria as my infectious disease case study

 

[btx3]

Im doing malaria as my infectious disease case study

pick something else

 

[RishBonjour]

Im doing malaria as my infectious disease case study

well, you better get to work then. Any wrong info, or anything you forget in the exam - examiners will pick up on it easily (most commonly done plus every bio teacher basically knows this). Making life harder for yourself.