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How is Malaria Treated

June 12, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION how is malaria treated? ANSWER Malaria can be a severe, potentially fatal disease (especially when caused by Plasmodium falciparum) and treatment should be initiated as soon as possible. Patients who have severe P. falciparum malaria or who cannot take oral medications should be given the treatment by continuous intravenous infusion. Most drugs used in treatment are active … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: artemisin, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, atovaquine-proguanil, Chloroquine, chloroquine resistance, Coartem, combination therapies, Doxycycline, drug resistance, Lariam, Malaria Treatment, Malarone, Mefloquine, Primaquine, Quinine

Treatment of recurrent Malaria

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

QUESTION If one takes the first dose of Coartem and tests indicate presence of malaria parasites,is it advisable to take a second round of coartem, or to start on quinine? Is quinine usually administered on its own or in conjunction with another drug? At what point is malaria considered complicated? ANSWER Usually, if a first round of treatment is unsuccessful, a doctor will prescribe a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: clindamycin, Coartem, combination therapies, complicated malaria, Doxycycline, intravenous, Malaria Treatment, oral medication, Quinine, tetracycline

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