An American nurse returning from serving in a hospital in the Congo experienced chills,fever,and sweats.The fever cycle peaked about every 48 hours.Which of the following is a likely diagnosis?

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The symptoms described are classic for malaria, which is caused by a Plasmodium parasite transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito. The cycle of fever every 48 hours is a common feature seen in infections with Plasmodium falciparum. Histoplasmosis and Leishmaniasis are fungal and parasitic infections respectively, and African sleeping sickness is caused by a parasite transmitted by the tsetse fly, none of which match the symptoms described.

An American Nurse Returning from Serving in a Hospital in the Congo