Malarial Parasite Detection System

Abstract

Malaria is a mosquito borne fatal and infectious disease of humans. It is caused by the bite of the anopheles mosquito that is infected by the plasmodium species. The standard procedure for the diagnosis of malaria is done through the microscopic examination of blood of the patient by the pathologist manually. This project is intended to support the Phathologist of any laboratory or hospital during the diagnosis of malaria.The aim of this project is to predict the type of malarial parasites present in the image of the blood films and to reduce the chances of the human errors that can be caused due to the manual microscopic examination. During our research we found that currently no automated system system exist for the detection of the malarial parasites in the thin and thick blood smears. We were able to find the different techinques for an automated system but were unable to find any developed system.So we reliazed it is extremely important to have an automated malarial parasite detection system because manual detection of malaria through the microscope puts the patient under high risk of human error as well as this requires the extensive skills and experience of the pathologist for the identification of the malarial parasites. Especially in rural areas where there are lack of skilled and experienced laboratory technicians where the chances of human error increases, which in turn can result into fatal condition. MPDS will significantly help Phathologists