See Also: Falciparum malaria(medicine)
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Falciparum malaria(health)
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Plasmodium falciparum(medicine)
falciparum fever(medicine)
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Malaria(health)

Short sale (finance) and Falciparum malaria (health)


Short sale (finance)


Selling a Security that the seller does not own but is committed to repurchasing eventually. It is used to capitalize on an expected decline in the Security's price.





Falciparum malaria (health)


The most dangerous type of malaria. Red blood cells infected with the parasite tend to sludge and form microinfarctions (small areas of dead tissue due to lack of oxygen) in capillaries in the brain, liver, adrenal gland, intestinal tract, kidneys, lungs, and Other organs. Treatment is in a hospital setting, using intravenous medications.