Question 1

best malaria medicine ?

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Depends: There are several medicines for malaria.  The best one depends on the area that you are traveling through and the resistance developed by malaria in that area.

Question 2

what is the best treatment against malaria? why combine drugs?

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Anti malarial: There are various anti malarial meds, combination helps to treat resistant malaria.

Question 3

what is the best anti-malaria drug for traveling in latin america?

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Varies: Obviously depends upon the season, where you will be and how long you will be staying, but the best advice is available on cdc website, or consult with your local travel physician.

Question 4

which medicines treat malaria?

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Depends on:: There are a # of antimalarial drugs (chloroquine, Malarone, Coartem, (artemether and lumefantrine) Lariam, artesunate, quinine, quinidine &amp; combination of quinine &amp; either doxycline or clindamyin. Medication choices depend on a # of factors: Which species of Malaria?  What area of the world did the person become infected &amp; is there drug resistant Malaria there? Does the person have any concurrent infections? Pregnancy?&gt;

Question 5

what drugs can be used to treat malaria?

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Treatment depends on: the species of malaria. There are a # of antimalarial drugs (chloroquine, Malarone, Coartem, (artemether and lumefantrine) Lariam, artesunate, quinine, quinidine &amp; combination of quinine and  either doxycline or clindamyin.

Question 6

which method is best for detaction of malaria?

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Blood smear: Smears of fresh blood examined under the microscope.

Question 7

which  anti malaria is best?

Accepted Answer

Below: Depends on the are you are going to.

Look at CDC website, you will get the most information there about prevention, type of malaria at the site you are going to.

Question 8

what are risks of drug resistant malaria?

Accepted Answer

Malaria: Most drug-resistant malaria is caused by the falciparum species which is the one causing most deaths for malaria.  Inadequate prevention or poor treatment can result in death.

Question 9

can malaria drugs cause abortion?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: Anti-malarial drugs have not been shown to cause abortion. In fact, we can treat malaria during pregnancy depending on the medication used.

Question 10

does lonart malaria drug make one itch?

Accepted Answer

Lonart: Is an antimalarial made in india ; used in africa ; other parts of the world. It contains artemether. Artemether can cause urticaria (itching) in about 3% of people.

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