Plasmodium falciparum malaria

A malaria described as a severe form of the disease caused by a parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is marked by irrregular recurrence of paroxysms and prolonged or continuous fever.

Medications that may treat it

artemether chloroquine halofantrine mefloquine primaquine proguanil pyrimethamine quinacrine quinidine quinine

Also known as: Malaria fever, subtertian; falciparum malaria; malignant tertian fever