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What is the cause of malaria?

November 1, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is the cause of malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by a parasite called Plasmodium, which is transmitted via the bites of female anopheles mosquitoes. Please read more information on our website: Malaria Symptoms and Causes. … [Read more...]

Malaria Transmission and Deaths in the United States

March 9, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION How do you get malaria? How does malaria come to the United States? How many people have died from malaria? ANSWER Malaria is caused by infection with single-celled parasites called Plasmodium. There are five different species which infect humans; of these, Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly. The Plasmodium parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected … [Read more...]

Five Things You Might Not Know About Medicine Quality

The proliferation of poor quality medicines has been described as a global pandemic that threatens the lives of millions.¹It stands to reason that poor quality medicines are not going to improve anyone’s health, but how much do we really know about the quality of medicines used across the world? Here we examine five issues relating to medicine quality in an effort to show why we should all be paying more attention to a serious public health issue that is difficult to tackle and not yet fully understood.

How Can We Detect Poor Quality Medicines?

Finding out what medicines contain and investigating their packaging are vital steps in the fight against poor quality medicines, both substandard and falsified. Falsified medicines usually masquerade as real medicines by copying the appearance and packaging of the real product, but may not contain any of the same active ingredients, or in the correct amounts.

Challenges in Tackling the Issue of Poor Quality Medicines

There are many unresolved issues that impede the elimination of poor quality medicines, namely: (1) Progress impeded by confusion over definitions; Ensuring a market free of poor quality medicines; and the lack of global criminal laws.