Plasmodium falciparum

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
protozoan parasite
gptkbp:annualDeaths over 400,000
gptkbp:antibioticResistance gptkb:artemisinin
gptkb:sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine
chloroquine
gptkbp:cause malaria
cerebral malaria
gptkbp:class gptkb:Aconoidasida
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Alphonse_Laveran
gptkbp:diseaseBurden most deadly malaria parasite
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:South_America
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
tropical regions
gptkbp:family gptkb:Plasmodiidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1880
gptkbp:genomeSize 23 megabases
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Plasmodium
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:Homo_sapiens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plasmodium falciparum
gptkbp:infects humans
red blood cells
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Protista
gptkbp:lifeCycle gptkb:merozoite
gptkb:sporozoite
gametocyte
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 14
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:kelch13
gptkb:pfcrt
gptkb:pfmdr1
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:HRP2
gptkb:MSP1
gptkb:PfEMP1
gptkbp:numberOfCases over 200 million
gptkbp:order gptkb:Haemosporida
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Apicomplexa
gptkbp:prevention insecticide-treated nets
indoor residual spraying
gptkbp:resequencedGenome 2002
gptkbp:studiedBy malariologists
gptkbp:transmittedBy gptkb:Anopheles_mosquito
gptkbp:treatment gptkb:atovaquone-proguanil
gptkb:mefloquine
quinine
artemisinin-based combination therapy
gptkbp:vaccineTarget gptkb:RTS,S
gptkbp:vectorFor gptkb:Anopheles_funestus
gptkb:Anopheles_gambiae
gptkbp:WHOClassification Group 1 carcinogen (malaria)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Malaria
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4