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Positive RDT After Malaria Treatment

August 22, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I have Pv malaria repeated 2 times in two month then doctor give arthemether, lumefantrine tablet for three days twice in a day and primaquine tablet for 14 days..after this treatment malaria show positive on rapid test by a faint line....what is this? ANSWER It sounds like your doctor has treated you appropriately. What the line on the rapid test means depends a bit on the type … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: antigens, liver, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, rapid diagnostic test, RDT

Pregnant Women and Malaria

February 9, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Why are pregnant women and children at the highest risk of getting malaria? ANSWER The reason why pregnant women and children are at greater risk of contracting malaria is due to their reduced levels of immunity. Children living in malarial areas have less immunity than adults because they have had less exposure to malaria, and so their immune systems have not had a chance to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: antigens, immunity, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria and Pregnancy, Malaria Control, malaria susceptibility, placenta

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