Malaria

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Recently, the World Health Organization announced that it had given prequalification approval to a malaria treatment for newborns and infants for the first time.

About Malaria

• Malaria is a life-threatening febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites.
• Transmission: It is transmitted through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
• It is not contagious, but can be spread through infected blood or contaminated needles.
• Risk: Infants, children under 5 years, pregnant women and girls, travellers and people with HIV or AIDS are at higher risk of severe infection. 
• Symptoms
  • Symptoms appear 10–15 days after infection and include fever, chills, and headache.
  • Severe symptoms can include seizures, difficulty breathing, jaundice, dark urine, and death if untreated.
• Treatments include
  • ACTs (Artemisinin-based Combination Therapies) for P. falciparum.
  • Chloroquine for P. vivax 
  • Primaquine to prevent relapses in P. vivax and P. ovale infections.

Source: TH

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