Fig. 1

Study population (96 P. falciparum, 100 P. vivax and 4 mixed infections) classified based on age, gender, hospitalization status and severe symptoms. a Individual histograms for P. falciparum and b P. vivax patient groups show that a majority of the study participants were 20 to 25 years of age. Data for study group with mixed infection is not shown. c Bar graph of study participants indicate a male dominant population. d Plot represents hospitalization status for all three study groups. e Patients classified based on symptoms into severe and non-severe study groups (WHO classification for severe falciparum malaria)