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Injectable Artemether-only Treatment Something to Be Concerned About?

October 10, 2018 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: Hello, I'm wondering if I should be worried about whether my malaria will come back or not. I came down with Falciparum in the US and was treated with malarone pills (four pills a day for three days); was ill enough to be hospitalized, but did not have severe malaria. About a week and a half after finishing the treatment (and two days after returning to a malaria-endemic country) I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Injectable Artemether, malaria recurrence, Malaria Treatment

Malaria Fatalities and Expired Medication

June 25, 2018 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: Could you please expand on the danger of not being treated promptly? Is that meant with or without symptoms even ? Could I die of malaria without having any sign of being unwell for at least 24 h plus first? Secondly, what risk of poisoning or harm would an approx 1 y expired malaria drug Lonart-DS ( artemwther 80 mg and lumefrantine 480 mg ) possibly have if taken with the intention … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Expired Medication, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment

After malaria treatment…..

October 22, 2013 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

Question: I had malaria last week.Doctor gave me Rezartrin Forte for four days(9 tablets). Now I am feeling very weak and lost five kgs. What should I do ? Answer: Malaria is a serious disease and one of the potential residual effects of malaria infection is iron deficiency, which can lead to anaemia, and this can cause weakness.  Eating iron-rich foods or asking your doctor about iron … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: anemia, Malaria Treatment, recuperation, Rezeratin Forte, weakness

Symptoms of Malaria but Tests Negative

October 27, 2012 By Malaria Q&A 2 Comments

QUESTION My sister has been suffering from fever from past 22 days temperature varying from 102-106 with chills shivering, headache, body pain,nausea and muscle ache but tested negative for malaria. She also tested negative for dengue, swine flu, hiv, and many others.  So out of frustration we gave her mefloc 250 and she seems to be responding. She is still having fever that is after 12 hrs of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment, Mefloquine, World Health Organisation

URGENT HELP ON MALARIA

September 17, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I 25 yr old male from Lagos, Nigeria. I have been having frequent malaria since 2006 till present. My symptoms are always weakness of the body, feeling cold sometimes not always and also my mouth got better most cases. I have been to the hospital several times and the doctor told me my frequent malaria is because my blood genotype is AA and also am having a malaria parasites. I was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: artemisinin-based combination therapy, Chloroquine, Combisunate, indoor residual spraying, long-lasting insecticide-treated bednet, long-sleeved clothing, Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria Symptoms, Malaria Treatment, Nigeria, Plasmodium Falciparum

Malaria Treatment Statistics

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

QUESTION Where can I find information on the ratio of malaria cases treated annually globally or per country? ANSWER A great resource for information on malaria is the World Health Organisation (WHO). They publish an annual malaria report which also includes lots of statistics about numbers of cases, numbers treated, and numbers of deaths from malaria. Some of the data is even available … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: country data, Malaria cases, Malaria Treatment, World Health Organization (WHO)

Medicine for Malaria

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

QUESTION is rotam and maladar malaria medicine? ANSWER I have never heard of Rotam, but Maladar is the brand name of a combination sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, and is used to treat malaria. However, it should be noted that it is not recommended by the World Health Organization as a first-line treatment option, due to concerns about drug resistance, and also lack of efficacy against certain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: artemether, Artemisinin, Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies, Coartem, Duo-Cotecxin, Lonart, lumefantrine, Maladar, Malaria Treatment, Mefloquine, piperaquine, sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, World Health Organization

Can malaria return?

September 15, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I got fever and weakness.  I went to the doctor and my malaria report is the ring stage of p.vivax. I take artemether and lumafetrime drug  but after ten days the fever  returns. What is this? Is this malaria or not?  Plz help. When my c.b.c was done before taking malaria drugs  my hemoglobin is 8.8 and leucocyte 6800 and sgpt is 52 but after treatment my sgpt is 45 and hemoglobin is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria relapse, Malaria Treatment

Home Remedies for Malaria

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

QUESTION Are there any home remedies for symptoms of malaria? ANSWER Quinine is a natural chemical which has anti-malarial properties, and  tonic water is a good example of an everyday foodstuff which contains quinine.  For this reason, over the last hundred-odd years,  expatriates living in malarial countries have enjoyed drinking gin and tonic!  There are also reports that grapefruit … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: home remedies, Malaria Treatment

P. knowlesi versus P. falciparum: Treatment and Prevention

September 5, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION I would like to know about the P. knowlesi - treatment compared to P. falciparum? preventive medicine? ANSWER At this point in time, P. knowlesi is completely susceptible to chloroquine, and so can be treated successfully using this drug. P. falciparum, on the other hand, is known to have widespread resistance to chloroquine, and so the World Health Organization recommends that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Africa, forest dwelling, indoor residual spraying, indoor resting, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Treatment, Mosquito Control, Plasmodium Falciparum, Plasmodium Knowlesi, vector control

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