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I have G6PD… Can I Take Preventive Malaria Medication

July 1, 2018 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: I have G6pd [Editor's note: this stands for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency]. Will I be able to take malaria medication? What do I have to do to ensure I will not have a reaction to drugs and how safe is it for me? I am planning a trip to China and Cambodia next year. There are other areas I want to travel also with malaria. I did not know I had this until I ate fava beans … [Read more...]

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Taking Malaria Tablets Chloroquine Phosphate

June 2, 2018 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: I would like to know if it is possible that taking chloroquine phosphate for 3 days before blood smear is taken for detection of malaria parasites may give a malaria negative result? Answer: Absolutely. Chloroquine phosphate is an anti-malarial medication. While it is not effective for all types of malaria, when faced with a susceptible strain, chloroquine phosphate will have the … [Read more...]

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Mefloquine

April 27, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION My son, 7 years old, took Mefloquine course for malaria prevention last year. We are travelling to INdia again this year. Does he and myself need to repeat the anti-malaria pills again this year? ANSWER Yes. You need to take anti-malarial preventative medication every time you go back to a malarial area. It is also important to continue taking the drug for the required amount of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Chemoprophylaxis, drugs, http://malaria.com/surveys/malaria-survey, malaria medication, Mefloquine, prophylaxis, survey

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...]

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Taking other Pills with Malaria Medication

April 6, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION If Its okay to take ACE DIET supplements if Im taking MALARIA pills? ANSWER If you are taking natural ACE supplement pills, then the active ingredients are usually caffeine, cocoa and maybe green tea. None of these compounds has any observed interaction with malaria pills, so they should be safe to take at the same time. However, without knowing exactly which type of ACE pills … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: ace diet supplement, caffeine, cocoa, drug interactions, green tea, malaria medication, malaria pills

vomiting

February 20, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Is it normal to be vomiting after taking malaria tablets? ANSWER Side effects are generally rare with most malaria medication, though vomiting is one of the more common side effects that have been reported. We at MALARIA.com are very interested in hearing about people's experiences with malaria medication, so please take our malaria survey. Many thanks for your time!   … [Read more...]

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Crystal Meth and Malaria Pills

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

QUESTION If you were on crystal meth and now take malaria pills, will the pills be canceled? ANSWER I am pretty sure there has never been any actual research on the effect of crystal meth (methamphetamine) on absorption of malaria medication. However, some compounds do interfere with the uptake of malaria medication, so it is possible that crystal meth could also have such an effect. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: chemical compounds, crystal meth, malaria medication, Malaria Prophylaxis

What is Malaria?

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

QUESTION What is malaria? ANSWER Malaria is a disease caused by parasites of the genus Plasmodium. Transmitted by mosquitoes, there are several different kinds of malaria distributed throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world, causing somewhere between 300-500 million cases of disease each year, and as many as 1 million deaths. In fact, malaria is one of the biggest … [Read more...]

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Malaria effects on body’s digestive system

June 14, 2011 By Malaria Q&A 1 Comment

QUESTION: How does Malaria affect the digestive system? ANSWER: Malaria does not usually affect the digestive system directly, although nausea and abdominal pain can be symptoms of the disease, usually due to the high fevers caused by the infection. Having said that, some of the drugs given as treatment or prevention of malaria are also known to have gastrointestinal side effects; both … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Chloroquine, malaria medication, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment, Malarone, proguanil

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