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How is Malaria Prevented?

July 21, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the methods to prevent malaria? ANSWER Malaria prevention consists of a combination of mosquito avoidance measures and chemoprophylaxis. Although very efficacious, none of the recommended interventions are 100% effective. Mosquito Avoidance Measures Because of the nocturnal feeding habits of Anopheles mosquitoes, malaria transmission occurs primarily between dusk … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Chemoprophylaxis, Chloroquine, drug resistance, Fansidar, indoor residual spraying, insect repellent, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Prevention, Mefloquine, mosquito prevention, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, sulfadoxine-pyramethamine, travel medicine

Malaria Treatment with Fansidar

June 13, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 2 Comments

QUESTION My husband has Malaria following a trip to Kenya and has had a fever for three days. We are in Russia and the only drug available at the pharmacy was Fansidar (we also have some Doxcycyclin). He took three Fansidar tablets last night and feels better but the fever has still not completely gone. What should we do? Take more Fansidar? Thanks for your help. ANSWER A single dose of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACTs, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, diagnosis, Fansidar, Kenya, Plasmodium Falciparum, resistance, Russia, treatment

Malaria Fever

May 31, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My Father aged 65 years was diagnosed with 2 types of malaria almost a week back. he has been given medicines but temperature is fluctuating and not coming down. all other organs are functionining properly except platelet count which is little less. Now he has been suggested new medicines for a duration of 14 days. How fast can he recover from this malaria and when will the fever … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACT, Alu, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, co-infection, Coartem, Duo-Cotecxin, Fansidar, G6DP deficiency, Lariam, Mefloquine, P. malariae, P. ovale, P.vivax, Plasmodium Falciparum, Primaquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, treatment

Can’t Get Rid of Malaria

May 27, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Each and every month I am suffering from malaria ..Treatment is also going on but I am unable to get rid of it. ANSWER It is very unusual to be reinfected so constantly with malaria. First of all, how are you getting diagnosed? You should be getting a blood test, and not relying on symptoms only; the symptoms of malaria are very general and it could be that you are suffering from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACTs, blood smear, Chloroquine, chloroquine resistance, diagnosis, Fansidar, Lariam, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Control, Mefloquine, Plasmodium Falciparum, prevention, rapid diagnostic test, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, treatment, World Health Organization

Coartem Treatment

May 3, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 2 Comments

QUESTION my husband has been taking coartem for 3 days now. He was fine yesterday and then last night the symptoms re-appeared like it was day one. Can I carry on with coartem and start another course? Or shall I switch to something else ? If so, what? We live in zambia by the way. Thank you for your help. ANSWER If your husband still has strong symptoms after taking all doses of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: atovaquone-proguanil, Chloroquine, diagnosis, Fansidar, Malaria Treatment, Malarone, resistance, side effects, Zambia

Malaria Prevention

April 7, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the ways in which you can prevent yourself from being infected with malaria? ANSWER Malaria prevention consists of a combination of mosquito avoidance measures (since malaria is transmitted by infected mosquitoes) and chemoprophylaxis (medication to prevent the establishment of malaria in your body, if you do get bitten). Although very efficacious, none of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Chemoprophylaxis, Chloroquine, Counterfeit Drugs, DEET, drug resistance, Fansidar, insect repellant, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, long-sleeved clothing, malaria medication, Malaria transmission, Mefloquine, mosquito, Permethrin, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Presumptive antirelapse therapy, prophylaxis, protective measures, screens, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, travel medicine, vector control

Duo-Cotecxin and Fansidar as Treatment

March 24, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 4 Comments

QUESTION My 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? ANSWER Fansidar is a very different drug to Duo-Cotecxin—it is made of a combination of sulfadoxine and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACTs, CDC, Duo-Cotecxin, Fansidar, Papua New Guinea, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, WHO

Repeated Malaria

March 17, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Since January 2011 I got three times malaria. Is it come regularly? Last week also I got maleria and I took medicine but still I have mild headache and sweating feeling tiredenes in between.. ANSWER The timing of the repeated malaria episodes you have experienced means that it could be recrudescence (where treatment does not completely kill all the malaria parasites in your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, blood film, Chloroquine, chloroquine resistance, Coartem, Fansidar, indoor residual spraying, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Prevention, microscopy, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, rapid diagnostic test, re-infection, recrudescence, relapse, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

How is Malaria Treated

February 1, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How is malaria treated today? ANSWER Several different medications exist which are used for the treatment of malaria. The exact drug and method of treatment depends somewhat on the type of malaria the patient is infected with. In most cases of non-complicated (i.e. when the patient is stable and conscious) malaria, the World Health Organisation recommends an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: artemether, atovaquone-proguanil, Chloroquine, Coartem, Fansidar, intravenous, lumefantrine, Malaria Treatment, Malarone, oral-administration, Quinine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, World Health Organisation

Cure for Malaria

January 27, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is there a cure for Malaria? ANSWER Yes. Several different medications exist which are used for the treatment of malaria. The exact drug and method of treatment depends somewhat on the type of malaria the patient is infected with. In most cases of non-complicated (i.e. when the patient is stable and conscious) malaria, the World Health Organisation recommends an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACT, artemether, atovaquone-proguanil, Chloroquine, Coartem, Fansidar, intravenous, lumefantrine, Malaria Treatment, Malarone, orally-administered, Quinine, World Health Organisation

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