TREATMENT+Malaria+by+Sean+and+Journ

Treatments for Malaria
|| HOME || CAUSE || EFFECTS || TREATMENT || PREVENTION || OTHER || CHOICE || NOTES || BIBLIOGRAPHY || Since there is no one cure for Malaria treatment will depend on type of infection, severity of infection, status of the host (age, weight, etc.), associated conditions/ diseases. Some types of this disease are:


 * Diseases**
 * //**P. vivax:**// Only Chloroquine 25 mg/kg + Primaquine for 14 days.
 * //**P. falciparum:**// Treat depending on severity & sensitivity. Primaquine as gametocytocidal is a must to prevent spread.

Malaria is a fatal disease that could cause death so it should be treated accordingly. Quote from Center for disease and Health control "Delay in diagnosis and treatment for the person is a leading cause of death in malaria patients in the United States." These are symptoms that you should know to see if they need the treatments below.

= = **Symptoms**
 * Some are mild that people don't even notice they're effected.
 * Some are serious, causing high fever, cycles of chills, hemorrhaging (bleeding), encephalitis, and death.


 * Treatment factors**


 * Type of infection.
 * Severity of infection.
 * Status of the host. (age, weight, etc.)
 * Associated conditions/ diseases.

The only life threatening type of Malaria is //P. falciparum// malaria so it should be treated with care. Since there is many different types of malaria it makes places with malaria infection very dangerous. Things to think about: how do you treat someone with //P. vivax// ?