Plasmodium: NCBI 5820, [genus]

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1. Malaria in Humans: Plasmodium parasites cause malaria, a potentially life-threatening disease transmitted through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. There are several species of Plasmodium that infect humans, including Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, and Plasmodium ovale.

   • Symptoms: Malaria typically presents with symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, muscle aches, and fatigue. Other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. The severity and duration of symptoms can vary depending on the species of Plasmodium involved and the individual's immune status.

   • Complications: Severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum can lead to complications such as severe anemia, cerebral malaria (characterized by altered consciousness, seizures, or coma), acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), renal failure, and liver failure. Without prompt and effective treatment, severe malaria can be fatal, particularly in young children and pregnant women.

   • Pregnancy: Malaria in pregnancy poses risks to both the mother and the developing fetus. It can lead to maternal anemia, low birth weight, preterm birth, and fetal loss. Plasmodium falciparum malaria during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of maternal and fetal mortality.

2. Zoonotic Malaria: While most cases of malaria in humans are caused by human-specific Plasmodium species, there is evidence to suggest that certain animal Plasmodium species have zoonotic potential. For example, Plasmodium knowlesi, which primarily infects macaque monkeys, can occasionally infect humans and cause malaria.

3. Other Animal Hosts: Plasmodium parasites also infect a variety of other animals, including primates, birds, and reptiles. Infections in these animal hosts can cause similar health impacts as observed in humans, including fever, anemia, and occasionally more severe disease in susceptible individuals.

Other Sources for more information:

• Immune Epitope Database
• The NCBI taxonomy database
• UniProt
• Immune Epitope Taxonomy Database (IEDB)
• AI Engines For more Details: Perplexity  Kagi Labs  You 

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• The interactions are based on data from 1000 healthy individuals using shotgun 10M reads Precision Biome, a provider in full conformity to EU regulations for health information
• The width of the lines indicates R² (the coefficient of determination)
• Green indicates positive slope
• Red indicates negative
• Interactions are not two way because incidence of each bacteria are different

Plasmodium impacts on other bacteria of the same rank

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart

Other bacteria of the same rank impacting Plasmodium

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.27263781428337097	0.43996867537498474	Coprococcus	Parent Taxa