QUESTION What is needed to cure malaria? ANSWER Malaria is usually cured through treatment with an anti-malarial drug. The World Health Organization recommends use of an ACT (artemisinin-based combination therapy, such as Coartem) as first-line treatment for all non-complicated (i.e. not severe) malaria, and especially P. falciparum malaria (which in most places is resistance to … [Read more...]
Population of Malaria
QUESTION How many people have malaria today? ANSWER According to the World Health Organization, there are about 250 million cases of malaria every year. 3.3 billion people, or almost half the world's population, live at risk of contracting the disease. … [Read more...]
ARCEVA for malaria
QUESTION: Is ARCEVA a good vaccine for malaria? ANSWER: ARCEVA isn't a vaccine for malaria, but it is a brand name of one type of medication used to treat the disease. It belongs to the group of drugs called artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), which are recommended by the World Health Organisation to treat uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum, the most … [Read more...]
Dengue Fever
QUESTION: Hello, I work with an NGO . We work in the rural areas. Please give me idea about dengue. Thnx ANSWER: Hi there, I'm afraid that I can't really help you without knowing where you are located! Also, this forum is generally dedicated to questions about malaria, and so maybe I could recommend you look at the World Health Organisation pages regarding dengue fever for more … [Read more...]
Scientists Target Mosquito-Borne Illness
Of all the disease-spreading insects in the world, the mosquito poses the greatest menace, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). As if to underscore that threat, two mosquito-borne viral diseases have begun to spread well beyond their points of origin. One is dengue fever, a potentially deadly illness, and the other is chikungunya, a debilitating and painful disease from which … [Read more...]