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Suggest Treatment For Fever With Chills

Doctor Samuel, my son in Guyana, South America in the Amazon Jungle, in an area Malaria borne, He became very ill with Chills, fever and pain etc. He was medevac from the interior of the jungle to Georgetown Hospital, in the Hospital they don t have the right medication to treat him. What to do?
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As far as known to me Amazon's Jungle is full of palasmodium falciparum and this causes algid malaria . When such type of patient visit in my clinic I usually precribe them cloroquine 500 mg two tablet stat followed one tablet after 6 hour of first dose.
On next day ( 2nd & 3rd day) one tablet 24 hours after first dose .
Now primaquine 15 mg 6 tablet stat .
This is a standard treatment and very much effective without any side effect . Only side effect is nausea and vomiting , if severe vomiting give him 3-4 intravenous drip of electrolyte M solution.
But now a day doctor also prescribe Injection ARTESUNATE ( I/M or I V ) 2-4 mg for three days.
However your son would be alright within above mentioned treatment.
Hope this information will help you.
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Suggest Treatment For Fever With Chills

Hello As far as known to me Amazon s Jungle is full of palasmodium falciparum and this causes algid malaria . When such type of patient visit in my clinic I usually precribe them cloroquine 500 mg two tablet stat followed one tablet after 6 hour of first dose. On next day ( 2nd & 3rd day) one tablet 24 hours after first dose . Now primaquine 15 mg 6 tablet stat . This is a standard treatment and very much effective without any side effect . Only side effect is nausea and vomiting , if severe vomiting give him 3-4 intravenous drip of electrolyte M solution. But now a day doctor also prescribe Injection ARTESUNATE ( I/M or I V ) 2-4 mg for three days. However your son would be alright within above mentioned treatment. Hope this information will help you.