Abbreviation

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

ACD

–

Active case detection.

AO

–

Acridine orange.

BC

–

Before the birth of Christ.

CBMCH

–

Community Based Medical College Hospital.

CD36

–

Cluster of differentiation 36.

CDC

–

Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

cm

–

Centimeter

CSP

–

Circumsporozoite protein.

DDT

–

Dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethene.

DNA

–

Deoxyribonucleic acid.

DGHS

–

Director General for Health Services

EDTA

–

Ethyline diamaine tetra acetic acid.

ELISA

–

Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

E-selectin

–

Endothelial cell selectin.

et al.

–

at alia (all others)

GPI

–

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol.

G6PD

–

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydregenase.

HbE

–

Hemoglobin E.

HbS

–

Hemoglobin S.

HLA

–

Human leukocyte antigen.

HRPⅡ –

Histidine rich protein Ⅱ.

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ICAM-1

–

Intracellular adhesion molecule-1

ICDDR,B

–

International Center for Diarrheal Diseases and Research, Bangladesh.

ICT

–

Immuno chromatographic test.

IE

–

Infected erythrocyte.

IFAT

–

Immuno fluroscent antibody technique.

IgG

–

Immunoglobulin G.

IgM

–

Immunoglobulin M.

IL-1

–

Inter leukin-1.

IFN-γ

–

Interferon-γ

MMCH

–

Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.

MP

–

Malarial parasite.

ml

–

Milliliter

MSP

–

Merozoite surface protein.

PCD

–

Passive Case Detection.

PCR

–

Polymerase chain reaction.

Pf

–

Plasmodium falciparum.

PfEMP1

–

P.falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1.

PfEMP2

–

P.falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 2.

PLDH

–

Plasmodium Lactate Dehydrogenase.

pRBC

–

Parasitized red blood cell.

Pv

–

Plasmodium vivax.

QBC

–

Quantitative Buffy Coat

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RBC

–

Red Blood Cell.

RBM

–

Roll Back Malaria

rif

–

repetitive interspersed family.

RNA

–

Ribonucleic acid.

SD

–

Standard deviation

SEA

–

South East Asia.

SEAR

–

South East Asia Region.

Th 1

–

T helper cell 1.

TNFα

–

Tumor necrosis factor α.

UHC

–

Upazilla Health Complex.

UNDP

–

United Nations Development Programme.

VCAM1

–

Vascular cell adhesion molecule1.

WBC

–

White Blood Cell.

WHO

–

World Heath Organization.

<

–

Less than.

µl

–

Microliter.

+ve

–

Positive.

-ve

–

Negative.

%

–

Percent.

ºC

–

Degree Celsius.

ºF

–

Degree Fahrenheit.

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