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Curing Malaria

May 10, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is needed to cure malaria? ANSWER Malaria is usually cured through treatment with an anti-malarial drug. The World Health Organization recommends use of an ACT (artemisinin-based combination therapy, such as Coartem) as first-line treatment for all non-complicated (i.e. not severe) malaria, and especially P. falciparum malaria (which in most places is resistance to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACTs, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Coartem, intravenous, oral medication, Quinine, treatment, World Health Organization

Population of Malaria

December 7, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How many people have malaria today? ANSWER According to the World Health Organization, there are about 250 million cases of malaria every year. 3.3 billion people, or almost half the world's population, live at risk of contracting the disease. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: global malaria, Malaria cases, World Health Organization

ARCEVA for malaria

October 5, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Is ARCEVA a good vaccine for malaria? ANSWER: ARCEVA isn't a vaccine for malaria, but it is a brand name of one type of medication used to treat the disease. It belongs to the group of drugs called artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), which are recommended by the World Health Organisation to treat uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACTs, ARCEVA, artemether, lumefantrine, Malaria Treatment, Plasmodium Falciparum, vaccine, World Health Organization

Dengue Fever

October 1, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Hello, I work with an NGO . We work in the rural areas. Please give me idea about dengue. Thnx ANSWER: Hi there, I'm afraid that I can't really help you without knowing where you are located! Also, this forum is generally dedicated to questions about malaria, and so maybe I could recommend you look at the World Health Organisation pages regarding dengue fever for more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Chloroquine, dengue fever, World Health Organization

Scientists Target Mosquito-Borne Illness

August 24, 2011 By Malaria.com Leave a Comment

Of all the disease-spreading insects in the world, the mosquito poses the greatest menace, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).  As if to underscore that threat, two mosquito-borne viral diseases have begun to spread well beyond their points of origin.  One is dengue fever, a potentially deadly illness, and the other is chikungunya, a debilitating and painful disease from which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Chikungunya, Cornell University, dengue fever, Laura Harrington, Tiger Mosquito, World Health Organization

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