QUESTIONWhat is needed to cure malaria?ANSWERMalaria is usually cured through treatment with an anti-malarial drug. The World Health Organization recommends use of an ACT (artemisinin-based combination therapy, such as Coartem) as first-line treatment for all non-complicated (i.e. not severe) malaria, and especially P. falciparum malaria (which in most places is resistance to … [Read more...]
Herbal Treatment for Malaria
QUESTIONCan any form of malaria be treated by herbs or plants, and how long does it take to recover from malaria?ANSWERActually, two of the most important kinds of anti-malarial medication are derived by substances found naturally in plants, though they need to be processed in certain ways before the full pharmaceutical effect is felt.Quinine, administered intravenously, is … [Read more...]
Duo-Cotecxin and Fansidar as Treatment
QUESTIONMy husband weighs and has malaria. He was told by the pharmacist to take 2 tablets stat, then 1 daily for five days followed by 3 Fansidar tablets. We live in Papua New Guinea. I see on the Duo-Cotecxin web site the dose is three tabs daily. Which is correct?ANSWERFansidar is a very different drug to Duo-Cotecxin—it is made of a combination of sulfadoxine and … [Read more...]
Dangerous
QUESTIONWhy malaria so dangerous?ANSWERMalaria can be dangerous for a number of different reasons, some of which relate to each other. First of all, there are five different types of malaria that infect humans, and each varies in terms of its severity and potential for severe consequences. Even within these types, the severity of the disease caused (termed "virulence" by scientists and … [Read more...]
Malaria Medicine for Pregnant Women
QUESTIONWhat medicine can be given to a pregnant woman who has malaria?ANSWERThe type of anti-malarial that should be given to a pregnant women depends on the type of malaria they have, its severity and how long she has been pregnant. Chloroquine, quinine and artemisinin-derivatives can be given during all trimesters, but in many places malaria is resistant to chloroquine.In … [Read more...]
Do malarial drugs engender joint pains?
QUESTIONI am now over 50 and I lived all my life in Africa during which time I have had a considerable incidences of malarial attacks. Each time I took any anti-malarial drug I experienced some side-effects including blurred vision, fatigue and joint pains. The pains especially have since become a permanent part of me and even severe enough to hamper my mobility. Does my condition sound to … [Read more...]
Lasting Headaches and Malaria
QUESTIONI had malaria in July of 2011, returned to the U.S. in August, and had an occurrence of P. falciparum a little more than a month later. It was quickly treated, but I continue to get headaches. They occur about daily, and exercise induces a very severe headache. Is this a common lasting symptom of malaria?ANSWEROnce successfully treated, malaria almost never has recurring or … [Read more...]
Treatment of Malaria in India
QUESTIONIn India how to treat a child and adult suffering from malaria?ANSWERChloroquine-resistant malaria has been observed in India and so the first line drug of choice should be an artemisinin-derivative in combination with another drug (this group of medications are more generally known as "artemisinin-based combination therapies" or ACTs). A common example of this is artemether in … [Read more...]
Malaria Cure
QUESTIONWhat is the cure for malaria?ANSWERMalaria can be cured with a number of different medications, depending on then type of malaria and how far the disease has been progressed.For standard, non-complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria, the World Health Organisation recommends use of artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), such as Coartem. This is due to increasing … [Read more...]
Malaria Symptoms, Cures, and Prevention
QUESTIONWhat is malaria cure, prevention, symptom and course?ANSWERI am not sure what you mean by "course" - however, links to information on malaria treatment, prevention and symptoms can be found on the main page of our website. For your convenience, I have provided them here:Information on malaria prevention Information on malaria symptoms and causesAs for malaria … [Read more...]