Question: What can a pregnant women affected with malaria trophozoite of p. Falciparum (++) do? Can she take chloroquine inside drip? Answer: It depends on whether the P. falciparum in that area is chloroquine-sensitive. If yes, then chloroquine is an appropriate treatment (although it is usually given orally). However, if the P. falciparum is known to be resistant to chloroquine (as it is in … [Read more...]
Medicine for Malaria
QUESTION is rotam and maladar malaria medicine? ANSWER I have never heard of Rotam, but Maladar is the brand name of a combination sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and is used to treat malaria. However, it should be noted that it is not recommended by the World Health Organization as a first-line treatment option, due to concerns about drug resistance, and also lack of efficacy against certain … [Read more...]
Malaria Cure
QUESTION What medicine is good for curing malaria? ANSWER There are lots of different types of medication which are effective against malaria. However, for uncomplicated, unsevere cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends using a type of medication called artemisinin-based combination therapy, or ACT. Again, there are many types of ACTs, so the name may vary depending on what … [Read more...]
Malaria Diagnosis
QUESTION My body is getting hotter after taking artesunate and mtivitamen tablet, the pain subsides, but later in the evening my body starts getting hotter, I have taken almost four artesunate, yet the body pain and headache refuse to go, pls sir is it malaria or what. ANSWER Unfortunately the symptoms of malaria are quite general, and just having a fever could be a sign of malaria but … [Read more...]
Doxycycline After Malaria Diagnosis
QUESTION My daughter is 24 and in rural Uganda for 4 months. She has been diagnosed with malaria (plasmodium falciparum) and is taking treatment now. Treatment is 3 tablets of Neosidar tablets contain of sulfadoxine BP and of pyrimethamine followed tonight and for the next 3 days by 4 tablets of Lumarten in the morning and at bedtime with milk. Lumarten is a mix of artemether and lumefantrine. … [Read more...]
Malaria Treatment and Prevention Methods
QUESTION I work in Central Africa republic.I was recently diagnosed with malaria (p.falciparum) after a blood test—my 4th attack in 15 months and given Co-Arinate. Two days after completing my dose I went for a 2nd blood test and the trophozoite count was 720/mm3. The doctor prescribed co-artem and said if I don't get better he shall transfuse quinine. Whats your comment on the … [Read more...]
New Treatment for Malaria
QUESTION New treatment for malaria? ANSWER The most recently developed type of treatment for malaria actually has very ancient origins. The herb wormwood (Artemisia annua) has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for hundreds, even thousands, of years to cure certain fevers. In the 1970s, a Chinese research program intensively sought new medications against malaria, as part of their … [Read more...]
How is Malaria Treated
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...]
Cure for Malaria
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...]
Treatment of Malaria in India
QUESTION In India how to treat a child and adult suffering from malaria? ANSWER Chloroquine-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...]