Malaria due to Plasmodium ovale

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Plasmodium ovale. This disease is characterised by fever, chills, headache, nausea and vomiting, body aches, or general malaise. Transmission is through the bite of an infected mosquito. Confirmation is by identification of Plasmodium ovale in a blood sample.

Coding note from above levels

In cases of mixed malaria code all relevant types separately.

Index terms

Malaria due to Plasmodium ovale
malaria by Plasmodium ovale
malaria fever by Plasmodium ovale

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malarial ovale
ovale malaria
ovale tertian malaria
plasmodium ovale fever
tertian fever

Excludes

1F40 – when mixed with Plasmodium falciparum
1F41 – when mixed with Plasmodium vivax
1F42 – when mixed with Plasmodium malariae

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1F40 – Malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum
1F41 – Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax
1F42 – Malaria due to Plasmodium malariae
1F44 – Other parasitologically confirmed malaria
1F45 – Malaria without parasitological confirmation
1F4Z – Malaria, unspecified

Foundation entity

Malaria due to Plasmodium ovale – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1168452782

Allowed postcoordination axes

associatedWith

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases