MALARIA INFECTION DETECTION AND PERCENT PARASITEMIA IN GUNUNGSARI DISTRICT

Abstract

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium sp. Malaria parasite infection can cause a variety of symptoms, ranging from none, very mild to severe illness and even death. Plasmodium falciparum is the cause of severe infection, it can even cause a variety of acute manifestations and if not treated, can cause death. This study aims to detect the disease, determine the percent parasitemia and determine the type of Plasmodium species that infects the most people in the Gunungsari sub-district. The research design used is descriptive explorative which aims to describe the state of a phenomenon which is tabulated in tabular form. The sampling technique used was accidental sampling where every patient who came to check for malaria at the Gunungsari Health Center was a test sample. The results showed that 3 out of 57 people tested positive for malaria. The species infected with Plasmodium falciparum and the percent parasitemia value in the sample 001, 002, 003 were 2.0%, 2.3%, and 0.8%, respectively. The patient's Hb value was 001, 002, 003 of 10.8 mg/dl, 11.7 mg/dl and 11.4 mg/dl. The conclusion is that there are still people in the Gunungsari sub-district who are infected with Plasmodium falciparum, with the main symptom of anemia.