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Malaria Control and Prevention

September 14, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the methods of control and prevention of malaria? ANSWER Detailed information about methods of prevention and control of malaria can be. assessed via the Malaria Overview section of Malaria.com in the article: Malaria Control and Prevention. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Control, Malaria Prevention

Bringing Malaria to the United States

September 13, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I was recently diagnosed with Malaria still waiting to find out what strand, but either got it in Uganda or Rwanda. I have recently came back to the states and have been bit by mosquito. I have already started to take some medication for it, but I am concerned about spreading the virus to others in the states including my family. Is it possible that if I still have the infection to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Aedes, Anopheles, DEET, feeding, insect repellent, long-sleeved clothing, Malaria Prevention, Malaria transmission, mosquito, United States

Malaria Infection Even With Prevention

September 3, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Can you still get infected with Malaria even when taking a preventative such as doxycycline or Malarone? ANSWER Yes, no prophylactic medication is 100% effective though both Malarone and doxycycline are usually over 90% effective, when taken properly. It is important to make sure each tablet is taken approximately at the same time each day, and in the case of Malarone, it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Doxycycline, long-lasting insecticide-treated bednet, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Prophylaxis, Malarone, prophylaxis

Malaria Prophylaxis – Delaware

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

QUESTION Where can I get vaccinated for malaria in Wilmington, DE? ANSWER Currently there is no vaccine for preventing malaria.  However, there are a number of ways to prevent malaria. These can be placed into two categories: medication and vector protection. For medication, there are drugs you can take to prevent the malaria parasite from developing after being bitten by an infected … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Prevention, Malaria Vaccine

At what age can you get malaria?

August 14, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What age do you get malaria? ANSWER Malaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, and therefore any one living  where malaria is present, at any age,  is susceptible. To prevent malaria,  sleep under a long-lasting insecticide treated bednet; make sure it is re-dipped in insecticide every year or so to maintain its efficacy. The mosquitoes which transmit malaria … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: congenital malaria, Malaria Prevention, Pregnancy and Malaria

Malaria Prevention

August 13, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 1 Comment

QUESTION How can I protect myself from being infected with malaria? ANSWER There are many ways to prevent from getting infected with malaria. Some methods are more appropriate if you live in a malarial area, others are more for travellers to malarial areas, who are not staying long term. MALARIA.com has a comprehensive page dedicating to malaria prevention and protection. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Prevention, malarial areas, protection, traveller's health

Malaria in Namibia

August 6, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION could you please let me know, whether or not a malaria prophylaxe injection is necessary for a 3-weeks trip by car in Namibia, starting mid August. ANSWER It depends on where you are going in Namibia. According to the US Centers for Disease Control, malaria is transmitted in Namibia in the provinces of  Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Oshikoto, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: atovaquone-proguanil, Doxycycline, Lariam, Malaria Prevention, Malarone, Mefloquine, Namibia, prophylaxis, side effects

Doxycycline After Malaria Diagnosis

July 23, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: artemether, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Chemoprophylaxis, dairy products, Doxycycline, lumefantrine, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Treatment, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine

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 Fever and Recovery

June 14, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 2 Comments

QUESTION My 21 year old daughter spent 4 months on a study abroad program in Dakar. A week before returning home she started having night fevers and would complain of retrosternal pain and rib and neck and shoulder pain. The next day she would be fine. The episodes came every other day and eventually it occurred to her that it might be malaria. It was evening so she went to a pharmacy for a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACTs, artesunate-mefloquine, Chloroquine, dairy products, Dakar, Doxycycline, fever, immune system, Malaria Prevention, Plasmodium Falciparum, resistance, Senegal, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, Thailand, treatment

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