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Parasitemia

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The presence of a parasite in the blood.

For example, malarial parasitemia.

Parasitemia is analogous to bacteremia (the presence of bacteria in the blood) and viremia (the presence of a virus in the blood).

Parasitemia, bacteremia and viremia are all forms of sepsis (bloodstream infection).

The term 'parasitemia' was compounded from 'parasite' and '-emia' (in the blood).

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