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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Malaria is a disease causing high morbidity and mortality of patients. Plasmodium falciparum is a species causing serious fatal infections. The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of malarial infection in paediatric age group and to find the effect of malarial infection on blood cells. Total 500 children were selected for the study who suffered with fever and chills. Thick blood smear was performed using standard method. Out of 500 suspected cases of malaria, malarial parasites were detected in 74 blood smear (14.80%). Timely diagnosis and proper treatment may help to prevent mortality of children from malaria. Thick smear is useful to screen malarial parasites in large population of children and it is low cost to patient.