Millions of people die every year from Malaria. Malaria is the main cause of mortality in new born babies and pregnant women. Malaria is caused by parasite Plasmodium falcipuram, which are transmitted by a female Anopheles mosquito.
These parasites infect red blood cells. The symptoms of malaria include fever, chills, muscle pain and headache. Some patients may also develop nausea, vomiting, cough and diarrhea. Patients with severe infections can develop bleeding, shock, liver or kidney problems, failure of central nervous system and sometimes coma.
Treatment of malaria depends on so many factors including patient’s age and weight to give adequate doses of anti malarial drugs. Patients with symptoms of nausea and vomiting can be treated with anti emetic drugs, since anti malarial drugs stimulate vomiting.
There are two types of treatment which includes suppressive and radical treatment. In suppressive treatment, it suppresses the erythrocytic stage of the parasitic development. Administration of chloroquine along with primaquine has to be given to prevent malaria. In radical treatment, primaquine is given to all confirmed cases of malaria.
These parasites infect red blood cells. The symptoms of malaria include fever, chills, muscle pain and headache. Some patients may also develop nausea, vomiting, cough and diarrhea. Patients with severe infections can develop bleeding, shock, liver or kidney problems, failure of central nervous system and sometimes coma.
Treatment of malaria depends on so many factors including patient’s age and weight to give adequate doses of anti malarial drugs. Patients with symptoms of nausea and vomiting can be treated with anti emetic drugs, since anti malarial drugs stimulate vomiting.
There are two types of treatment which includes suppressive and radical treatment. In suppressive treatment, it suppresses the erythrocytic stage of the parasitic development. Administration of chloroquine along with primaquine has to be given to prevent malaria. In radical treatment, primaquine is given to all confirmed cases of malaria.
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