Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• Describe how to diagnose malaria and assess the severity of cases, based on clinical signs and symptoms.
• List the advantages and limitations of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria.
• Explain how to perform RDTs for malaria safely and effectively, and record the results accurately.
• Explain how microscopic examination is used to diagnose malaria and state its advantages over RDTs.