What medicine is used to treat malaria

Malaria is a diarrheal disease caused by viruses and bacteria, and this disease is zoonotic, so the cause of this disease is probably due to infection. Its source of infection is called anthelmintic. After contacting its source of infection, you will be infected with this disease. This disease is also highly contagious and usually breaks out in summer. So what medicine is effective in treating malaria?

Drugs for treating malaria include anti-malarial drugs and symptomatic treatment drugs. In areas where there is no chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum, chloroquine and primaquine can be used. In areas where chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum is present, mefloquine, quinoline, and pyronaridine phosphate can be used. Artemisinin and its derivatives extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine Artemisia annua are also important antimalarial drugs. Some alternative options may include doxycycline, tetracycline, or clindamycin. The plan will vary depending on the severity of the disease, the species of Plasmodium, etc., and needs to be implemented according to the doctor's instructions.

Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by Plasmodium, which occurs more frequently in summer and autumn. The disease can occur all year round in tropical and subtropical regions and is prone to epidemics.

Typical malaria is a cyclical disease characterized by intermittent episodes of chills and fever. Generally, during an attack, there is obvious chills first, trembling all over, pale face, cyanosis of lips, and chills lasting about 10 minutes to 2 hours. Then the body temperature rises rapidly, often reaching 40°C or higher, the face becomes flushed, the skin becomes dry and hot, and the patient becomes irritable and restless. After the high fever lasts for about 2 to 6 hours, the whole body sweats profusely, and the body temperature drops to normal or below normal after the sweating. After a period of interval, the above intermittent and regular chills and high fever attacks begin to repeat.

The fever of malaria in infants and young children is often irregular, and may manifest as persistent high fever or fluctuating body temperature. There may be no chills before the fever, or there may only be symptoms such as cold limbs and pale complexion. Infants and young children with malaria are often prone to convulsions when they have a high fever.

Malaria should be treated with anti-parasitic drugs such as chloroquine, quinine, artemisinin, etc.