According to the World Health Organization WHO, malaria is a life threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites from the infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is a very preventable and curable disease. There are five parasite species that cause malaria in humans. Early detection of this killer disease is important for effective management of the disease and for strong surveillance. There are three conventional methods of diagnosis of malaria which include: 1. Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (Malaria RDT) 2. Malaria Microscopy (Blood Slide For Malaria Parasites – BS for MPs) 3. Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) For each of the above tests: a). State the principle of the test. B). Mention the specimen required and how it is collected, c). List the advantages and disadvantages of each particular test, finally d). Compare and contrast these tests in a table form.

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According to the World Health Organization WHO, malaria is a life threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites from the infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is a very preventable and curable disease. There are five parasite species that cause malaria in humans.
Early detection of this killer disease is important for effective management of the disease and for strong surveillance.
There are three conventional methods of diagnosis of malaria which include:
1. Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test (Malaria RDT)
2. Malaria Microscopy (Blood Slide For Malaria Parasites – BS for MPs)
3. Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT)
For each of the above tests: a). State the principle of the test. B). Mention the specimen required and how it is collected, c). List the advantages and disadvantages of each particular test, finally d). Compare and contrast these tests in a table form.

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