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malaria chemoprophylaxis definition
malaria chemoprophylaxis definition Synonyms Medicinal prophylaxis of malaria; Prophylactic therapy of malaria; Malaria suppression; Suppressive therapy of malaria chemoprophylaxis definition Chemoprophylaxis of malaria aims at the destruction of plasmodia, which are transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito, thus preventing an outbreak of malaria. Prophylactic therapy is recommended for journeys into endemic regions that are […]
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malaria prophylaxis doxycycline
malaria prophylaxis doxycycline To prevent an infection withmalaria, different strategies can be used. Due to the ecological consequences, an extensive killing of Anopheles mosquitoes by insecticides (DDT) is no longer carried out. Nowadays, they are only used locally for the inside of houses. Nonmedicinal measures of protection aim at the avoidance of insect bites. In houses and in other living quarters, […]
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malaria diagnosis tests
malaria diagnosis tests Anamnesis plays an important role in the diagnosis of malaria. While a connection between fever and malaria is quickly drawn in malaria-endemic regions, diagnosis is much more difficult in areas where Anopheles mosquitoes are not common. When the cause of fever is unclear, physicians should consider malaria as a possibility, especially if their patients have been travelers in tropical […]
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severe malaria in children
severe malaria in children Transplacental transmission of IgG-antibodies, produced by the mother who has been infected with malaria, protects the baby from those plasmodia. Moreover, the high percentage of fetal hemoglobin (HbF), which is present directly after birth, has a protective effect. HbF, like other structurally varied hemoglobin (as in case of sickle cell anemia), has a certain […]
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malaria course of disease
malaria course of disease According to the species of plasmodia, the incubation period varies between 7 and 24 days. Malaria starts with fever and flu-like symptoms, as tiredness, headache and rheumatic pains. Additionally, abdominal symptoms, like nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, can appear. The further course of the infection is characterized by recurrent fever attacks ( fever attacks in […]
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malaria transmission human to human
Malaria is primarily transmitted in tropical or subtropical regions by the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito . malaria transmission human to human As the insects are night-active, in general, the bite takes place between sundown and sunrise, specifically inside houses or other kinds of living space. Plasmodia have been found in blood products, but, as […]
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malaria characteristics
History malaria characteristics As early as in 400 BC, the Greek physicianHippocrates described a disease with the symptoms of malaria. A connection between fever attacks and climatic circumstances was assumed. Later reports of malaria,written by Roman physicians, are dated to the 2nd century AD. The relationship between fever and marsh areas gave malaria its name: malaria […]
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malaria definition biology
malaria definition biology Malaria is an infectious disease of worldwide significance, which is transmitted by the Anopheles mosquito in warm climates. The disease is characterized by recurrent fever attacks. Malaria is an infectious parasitic disease that is common in Africa, Central and South America, theMediterranean countries, Asia, and many Pacific islands. It can be acute or chronic and is […]
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