A patient who has traveled to an area with prevalent malaria has chills, fever, and diaphoresis. The nurse recognizes this as which phase of malarial infection?

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The erythrocytic phase of malaria is characterized by the symptoms of chills, fever, and diaphoresis. This phase occurs when the malaria parasites infect and multiply within the red blood cells, leading to their rupture and the release of more parasites into the bloodstream, causing these symptoms.

A Patient Who Has Traveled to an Area with Prevalent