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Chorangiosis Implicated in Pregnant Women Infected with Malaria

April 23, 2013 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

A passing remark launched the project that will be described at the Experimental Biology 2013 conference in Boston on Monday. A poster, presented by undergraduate Ashley McMichael from Albany State University, has preliminary data that hint that there is an association between a rare pregnancy condition and malaria. The remark that launched the project was made by a collaborator of Julie Moore, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Albany State University, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Ashley McMichael, Chorangiosis, Julie Moore, Plasmodium Falciparum, Pregnancy and Malaria

Malaria Prophylaxis and Getting Pregnant

October 8, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I will be traveling to the Ivory Coast for two weeks. I will be staying with my in-laws in the city in very clean conditions with a/c etc. I am a strict vegetarian so I will be bringing most of my food and will have access to clean water. I myself grew up in an undeveloped nation so I am used to precautions needed to prevent illness. However, mosquitoes do seem to love to bite me. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: drug side effects, Malarone, Pregnancy and Malaria, prophylaxis

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 During Pregnancy

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

QUESTION I am emigrating (moving permanently) to Mozambique – Vilanculos in October after my marriage, I want to fall pregnant. What medicine can I take to prevent malaria during my pregnancy in Mozambique? I am afraid of getting malaria while I am pregnant. I am from South Africa, will the doctors here have a remedy for me to take before I am moving to Vilanculos? Do you know of any malaria … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Pregnancy and Malaria

Malaria in Vietnam, Thailand, Bali

June 26, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: I am 5 months pregnant and I was thinking about going on holiday to Vietnam, Thailand, or Bali. What is the risk of malaria in this countries?   RESPONSE: Malaria transmission occurs in all of the nations you mention, though certain areas within these nations are lower risk. You can find out more about specific regions and local antimalarial resistance patterns at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Bali, Indonesia, Pregnancy and Malaria, Thailand, Vietnam

Malaria Infection

January 20, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How can you get infected with malaria? ANSWER Malaria is transmitted directly via the bite of an infected mosquito. Only certain female mosquitoes, of the genus Anopheles, can carry malaria. The mosquito picks up the malaria parasite (there are five different types of malaria that infect humans, though all are transmitted in exactly the same way) when it feeds on the blood of an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, blood meal, blood transfusions, congenital malaria, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, malaria infection, Malaria transmission, mosquitoes, organ transplants, Pregnancy and Malaria, salivary glands

Malaria Treatment While Pregnant?

April 22, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: 1) I am two months pregnant. Please, what drug can I use to treat malaria? 2) How often should I treat malaria? ANSWER: The specific answer to your question depends a bit on whether you believe you are already actively infected with malaria (in other words, you are feeling ill right now, or have done recently) or if you would like information on preventing malaria … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Treatment, Pregnancy and Malaria

Traveling and Pregnant

April 5, 2011 By Judith Standley Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Hi, I am 3 months pregnant but thinking about going on vacation to Belize in a few weeks time. Should I think about taking something against malaria? ANSWER: It’s good you asked because getting malaria while pregnant can be much more serious than when not pregnant, and can cause terrible problems to both you and your baby.  Therefore, it is always advisable to consult your own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Prophylaxis, Pregnancy and Malaria, Travel and Malaria

Malaria Prevention

February 19, 2011 By Malaria.com 15 Comments

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 and dawn. Contact with mosquitoes can be reduced by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Overview Tagged With: Aralen, Atovaquone, Chemoprophylaxis, Chloroquine, Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria, Chloroquine-Sensitive Malaria, Coumadin, DEET, Doxycycline, Fansidar, G6PD-deficient, Hemolysis, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Malaria Prevention, Malarone, Mefloquine, Minocycline, Neuropsychiatric Disorders, P. falciparum, Permethrin, Pregnancy and Malaria, Primaquine, proguanil, Quinidine, Quinine, Sulfadoxine–Pyrimethamine, Warfarin

Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Malaria in Pregnant Women on the Thai-Burmese Border

November 16, 2010 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Background: Deworming is recommended by the WHO in girls and pregnant and lactating women to reduce anaemia in areas where hookworm and anaemia are common. There is conflicting evidence on the harm and the benefits of intestinal geohelminth infections on the incidence and severity of malaria, and consequently on the risks and benefits of deworming in malaria affected populations. We examined … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Transmission & Vectors Tagged With: A. lumbricoides, Anaemia, Burma, Deworming, Geohelminth Infection, Helminths, Hookworm, Intestinal Worms, Myanmar, P.vivax, Pregnancy and Malaria, Roundworms, T.trichuria, Thailand, Whipworms

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