Malaria
The A, B and D and especially the C of malaria preventionEvery travel clinic in the world now advocates the same rule of thumb for the prevention of malaria. Local residents and travellers are given the same information in countries where malaria is endemic, and this has helped to control the disease in quite a few areas. Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite within erythrocytes and is transmitted naturally from person to person by an anopheles mosquito vector that bites only between dusk and dawn. What people should do is: C. Comply with the appropriate Chemoprophylactic drug regimen for the area you are visiting. The C from Chemoprophylaxis is designed to prevent death due to severe P. falciparum malaria. The resistance of this parasite to chloroquine is nearly universal. The drug only remains effective in Mexico and some areas of Central America. In all other countries where malaria is endemic, atovaquone-proguanil (Malarone), Mefloquine (Lariam), or Doxycycline are recommended by the CDC and WHO. Children are treated like adults, provided that the doses are weight -based. The drug of choice for pregnant women is Mefloquine. Freeman, D, "Malaria prevention in short-term travellers" (2008) The new England journal of medicine" 359:603-12 |




