<unk>  <unk>  or placental malaria is a presentation of the common illness that is particularly life-threatening to both mother and developing fetus.<unk>  is caused primarily by infection with Plasmodium falciparum, the most dangerous of the four species of malaria-causing parasites that infect humans. During<unk> , a woman faces a much higher risk of contracting malaria and of<unk>  complications. Prevention and treatment of malaria are essential components of prenatal care in areas where the parasite is endemic – tropical and subtropical geographic areas. Placental malaria has also been demonstrated to occur in animal models, including in rodent and non-human primate models. While the average adult citizen of an endemic region possesses some immunity to the parasite,<unk>  causes complications that leave the woman and fetus extremely vulnerable. The parasite interferes with transmission of vital substances through the fetal placenta, often resulting in stillbirth, spontaneous abortion, or dangerously low birth weight. The tragedy of malaria in developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, receives abundant attention from the international health community, but until recently<unk>  and its unique complications were not adequately addressed.
Pregnancy-associated malaria
Malaria
Airport malaria
Toxocariasis
Congenital syphilis
Omsk hemorrhagic fever
Congenital malaria
Brain fever