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vi·vax

 (vī′văks)
n.
1. The protozoan (Plasmodium vivax) that causes the most common form of malaria.
2. Malaria caused by this protozoan, characterized by the occurrence of febrile paroxysms about every 48 hours.

[From New Latin vīvāx, specific epithet, from Latin, lively; see vivacious.]
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vivax infection, 17(25%) had mixed infection (both P.
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Insanda enfeksiyon yaptigi tanimlanmis Plasmodium turleri Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium ovale ve Plasmodium malaria ve Plasmodium knowlesi'dir.
ISLAMABAD -- An international team of researchers has found that a malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax, not only circulates in the blood but also takes up residence in the bone marrow.
Washington: An international team of researchers has found that a malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax , not only circulates in the blood but also takes up residence in the bone marrow.
vivax. Tambien se ha planteado que la severidad del cuadro por P.
falciparum and 2.9% of P vivax infected subjects were febrile [17] and in Sao Tome only 3% of the subjects were febrile all harboring P.