malaria test
Mosquito disease screening
A malaria test is a diagnostic procedure to detect the presence of malaria parasites in the blood.
The most common types are rapid diagnostic tests, which provide results in minutes from a finger prick, and microscopic examination of blood smears.
The clinic ran a malaria test before starting treatment.
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- feverElevated body temperature
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
- rapidMoving with haste
diagnosis · clinic · finger · prick · finger prick · lancet · specimen · positive · false positive · negative · tropical · rainy season · Africa · sub-Saharan Africa · quinine · microscope · slide · smear
- medical testsCT scan, X-ray, MRI, CBC, blood work
- Parasite Testingflotation, sedimentation, concentration, Giemsa stain