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Test for Malaria?

March 16, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is there a way to verify that someone has had malaria? I had symptoms that were treated with only 10 days of proper 14 days prescription and had a relapse a year later. Have felt weak and keep my drinking to a very light level as a result. Is there test that can be taken to verify having/had plasmodium vivax? ANSWER The best way to test for relapsing malaria (i.e. Plasmodium … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: antibodies, blood film, ELISA, G6DP deficiency, Malaria Diagnosis, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, rapid diagnostic test, relapse, serology

Malaria Relapse

February 28, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Why do I suffer from constant malaria attack? The doctor has prescribed different prescriptions every time I get an attack but its still coming back. What could be the problem? ANSWER There are a number of possible answers to your question. First of all, your doctor might not be prescribing the right type of treatment for the type of malaria that you have. The World Health … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: dormant liver stages, G6DP deficiency, long-lasting insecticide-treated bednet, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, prevention, Primaquine, recrudescence, relapse

Regular Fever after Malaria

February 21, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I am from Indore (India). I was affected by malaria positive vivax. My doctor give me some tablet but soon my fever is gone. After few months my fever is come back and fever is repeated every time but does not leave for long time. Fever will repeated after few hours. What can I do? ANSWER It sounds like you might have recurring P. vivax malaria. This is when the malaria is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: G6DP deficiency, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Symptoms, Plasmodium malaria, Primaquine, relapse

Malaria Relapse

January 24, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I had malaria in Papua New Guinea 40 years ago and had many relapses. I had one 11 years ago and was in hospital for 3 weeks. I have been to a massage therapist who used a hand machine giving out pulses rather strong a bit like tiny electric shots could this activate malaria? ANSWER The reasons why malaria relapses are not well known. Malaria acquired in different places tends to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: G6DP deficiency, Malaria relapse, massage therapy, Papua New Guinea, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, relapse triggers

Long term health effects of malaria when young?

December 24, 2011 By Malaria Q&A 21 Comments

QUESTION I'm trying to find out if having malaria at a young age can have long term effects on health. Around 25 years ago when I was 4 years old I contracted malaria when living in central Africa. Unfortunately I do not know the type of malaria, only that I received medication and recovered without complications. Over the last few years I've had a general feeling of poor health and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Central Africa, G6DP deficiency, hypnozoites, Malaria Diagnosis, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, relapse

Malaria in Burkina Faso

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

QUESTION (1)What drug is administered in the first 24 hours after malaria symptoms onset. What side effects have this/these drugs. (2) I it is not possible to reach a treatment facility etc until 7 days after initial chills, fever etc and there are no symptoms remaining other than tiredness what is the drug of choice?. Local people say it is malaria but there is no diagnostic facility near … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: artemether, artemether/lumefantrine, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Burkina Faso, Coartem, G6DP deficiency, lumefantrine, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment, Primaquine, recrudescence, relapse

Drugs for Malaria

October 10, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION What drugs are used in the treatment of malaria? ANSWER There are a number of medicines used to treat malaria. Traditionally, chloroquine has been the first line drug of choice for uncomplicated, non-resistant malaria. However, several types of malaria, and most notably Plasmodium falciparum, the most severe and deadly kind, has become resistant to chloroquine in many places. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Chloroquine-Resistant Malaria, choloquine, Coartem, G6DP deficiency, Malaria Treatment, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Ovale, Plasmodium Vivax, Primaquine, Quinine, World Health Organisation

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