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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

Do I need malaria tablets to live in Nigeria?

June 2, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Do I need malaria tablets to live in Nigeria? I was born and bred in the UK and want to go back to live in Nigeria for about 2 years, do I need malaria tablets? ANSWER It is not usually recommended to take malaria tablets for long periods of time (i.e. more than a few months). People living for extended periods in areas with malaria should focus on other methods of prevention, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: air conditioning, Anopheles, DEET, diagnosis, long-lasting insecticide-treated bednet, long-sleeved clothing, Malaria Prevention, mosquitoes, prophylaxis, Rapid Diagnostic Tests, spraying, symptoms, treatment

Repeated Malaria Cases, New Guinea

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

QUESTION Hello, I live in Papua New Guinea. Myself, my wife and my 2 kids (both under 4 years old), get diagnosed with malaria approximately 3-4 times a year, usually vivax or falciparum. Our GP uses a prick of blood and examines under a microscope. Is it that easy/obvious to diagnose under this method and is it common to get this many attacks in a year? I also fear the affects of taking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: DEET, G6DP deficiency, insect repellent, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, long-sleeved clothing, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Treatment, Papua New Guinea, Permethrin, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, Screening, spraying

Malaria Prevention

April 7, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What are the ways in which you can prevent yourself from being infected with malaria? ANSWER Malaria prevention consists of a combination of mosquito avoidance measures (since malaria is transmitted by infected mosquitoes) and chemoprophylaxis (medication to prevent the establishment of malaria in your body, if you do get bitten). Although very efficacious, none of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Chemoprophylaxis, Chloroquine, Counterfeit Drugs, DEET, drug resistance, Fansidar, insect repellant, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, long-sleeved clothing, malaria medication, Malaria transmission, Mefloquine, mosquito, Permethrin, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Presumptive antirelapse therapy, prophylaxis, protective measures, screens, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, travel medicine, vector control

Malaria Prevention

December 25, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION what is the prevention of malaria? ANSWER There are many ways in which to prevent malaria. I'll break them down into three categories: 1) medical prevention, 2) protection from getting mosquito bites and 3) vector control. 1) Medical prevention Malaria can be prevented using certain medications. Taking drugs to prevent a disease is known as "chemoprophylaxis", and so these … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Anopheles, Atovaquone, Bednets, biological control, Chloroquine, DDT, DEET, Doxycycline, indoor residual spraying, Intermittent preventive therapy, Lariam, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, long-sleeved clothing, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Prophylaxis, Malaria transmission, Malarone, proguanil, Pyrethroids, vector control, World Health Organisation

Repellent for Malaria Mosquitos

December 6, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My daughter is leaving for Africa for 5 weeks on a mission trip. Is there a repellent that can be used to ward off these infected mosquitos? Also what can she do to stay safe and protected? ANSWER There is no way of warding off only those mosquitoes that are infected with malaria. However, insect repellents which contain DEET (10% or higher) are the most effective against the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Africa, anti-malarial medication, atovaquone-proguanil, DEET, Doxycycline, insect repellants, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malarone, prophylaxis

Malaria Symptoms, Cures, and Prevention

December 2, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What is malaria cure, prevention, symptom and course? ANSWER I am not sure what you mean by "course" - however, links to information on malaria treatment, prevention and symptoms can be found on the main page of our website. For your convenience, I have provided them here: Information on malaria prevention Information on malaria symptoms and causes As for malaria … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ACTs, atovaquone-proguanil, Bednets, Chloroquine, Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria, Coartem, DEET, Doxycycline, Laraiam, malaria cures, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment, Malarone, Mefloquine, prophylaxis, repellant

Recurring Malaria Long Term Effects

September 19, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Hi, my husband is an expat working in Mozambique for the past 5 years. He has been diagnosed with malaria 9 times, what are the long term effects of this and is he just unlucky or do others also get infected often? thanks. ANSWER: If the proper precautions are not taken, then it is very easy to get infected with malaria multiple times; I have one Ugandan colleague who claims he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: DEET, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Prevention, malaria re-infection, Mozambique, Permethrin

Researchers Discover Insect Repellent Thousands of Times More Effective than DEET

May 9, 2011 By Malaria.com 1 Comment

Imagine an insect repellent that not only is thousands of times more effective than DEET – the active ingredient in most commercial mosquito repellents – but also works against all types of insects, including flies, moths and ants. That possibility has been created by the discovery of a new class of insect repellent made in the laboratory of Vanderbilt Professor of Biological Sciences and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria News Tagged With: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, David Rinker, DEET, Gates Foundation, Gregory Pask, Laurence Zwiebel, Orco, Patrick Jones, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vanderbilt University, VUAA1

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

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