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What Is Pf And Pv In Relation To Malaria?

Posted on Mon, 28 Sep 2015

Question: What does Malaria Ph and PV means. What is the meaning of this Malaria KIT if displaying red..

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (20 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is not Ph, it is PFT.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
I think you have made spelling mistake. It is Pf and not Ph.
P stands for plasmodium. It is type of parasite.
It is having four species.
1. Vivax (V)
2. Falciparum (F)
3. Ovale (O)
4. Malariae (M).
Vivax and Falciparum are common in XXXXXXX
So in XXXXXXX kits are available to detect Vivax and Falciparum.
So Pf means Plasmodium Falciparum and Pv is Plasmodium Vivax.
And red line means positive. If red line is against Pv than Vivax is positive. If red line is seen against Pf than Falciparum is positive.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health. Thanks .

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (5 minutes later)

Can you let me know by checking attached PIC if Malaria is PV or PF Positive?

And need to know how it will impact my 3.5 years son and what are precautions and take care things?

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
This report is negative.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
I have seen the picture you have attached.
This card test I'd negative for both vivax and falciparum.
C means control.
Line against C is control line. It is not indicating positive.
This card is not having any line against Pv or Pf. So sample is negative for vivax and falciparum malaria.
Line only against C indicates negative result.
So this test is negative for vivax and falciparum malaria.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wishing good health to your child. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (12 minutes later)

Thanks for the clarification. Great Help!!
Do you prefer any other Malaria test (PO and PM) or Typhoid test for my Kid because he is having fever, Vomiting and doctor said to take medicine for 3 days continuously.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (0 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Is he having fever with chills?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Please let me
1. Is he having fever with chills?
2. Is he having abdominal pain?
3. Is he having diarrhoea?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wishing good health to your son.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (9 minutes later)

1. Is he having fever with chills?
Answer: We tried to find this out previously but he is 3.5 years old and we are not able to ask him if he is feeling cold inside.

2. Is he having abdominal pain?

Answer: Yes, yesterday he said feeling plain in stomach.

3. Is he having diarrhoea?
Answer: Last night, we noticed he did very leaky potty.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (3 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
What is the highest recorded temperature?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Thanks for the detailed history.
Possibility of malaria is less but in children malaria can present as abdominal pain and vomiting.
Please let me know
1. Have you measured the temperature during fever? If yes than how much is the reading?
2. Has he undergone other blood test like Widal or complete blood count? If yes than what are the results?
3. Do you have mosquitoes in home?
4. Is he eating and playing well?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wishing good health to your son.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (6 hours later)

1. Have you measured the temperature during fever? If yes than how much is the reading?
Answer: 102 XXXXXXX sometimes

2. Has he undergone other blood test like Widal or complete blood count? If yes than what are the results?
Answer:Below report is 14 days old
Hemoglobin - 9.10 g/dl
Leucocyte Count - 4500 /c.mm
ESR : 16 mm/1st hr
RBC Count: 4.52 mil./cmm
Packed cell Volume: 27%
Platelets Count: 2.37 lacs
MCV - 59.7 cubic microns
MCH - 20.1 pg

3. Do you have mosquitoes in home?
Answer: Yes, my wife infected very much clear to Dengue but now she is fine.

4. Is he eating and playing well?
Answer: He is not eating anything, vomiting after eating immediately. But still he is active enough.

Main issue is his body remains hot most of the times and vomits medicines and food.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (29 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Get done widal and ultrasound examination of abdomen.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
I can understand your concern.
Thanks for your detailed information.
In my opinion, possibility of either typhoid or intestinal infection is more.
So better to get done widal and ultrasound examination of abdomen.
Please let me know
1. Is he taking any drugs like antibiotics?
2. If yes, than is he improving?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wishing good health to your son.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (17 hours later)

1. Is he taking any drugs like antibiotics?

Answer: Yes, he is currently taking medicines asked by his doctor like Ibugesic +, Meftal, Clamp etc.

2. If yes, than is he improving?

Answer: Not really, because he vomits as soon as inhale medicine. His fever is up and down whole day.

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Get done Widal and dengue tests.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on HCM.
I can understand your concern.
Since he is having fever in spite of antibiotic treatment, better to get done dengue and widal report to rule out dengue fever and typhoid respectively.
Also get done ultrasound examination of abdomen to rule out internal pathology.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
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Wishing good health to your son.
Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar