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What Kind Of Treatment Is Recommended For Malaria?
Hi, My aunt is suffering with malaria every after one month,when ever she is sick she is going to doctor, and the blood report is showing malaria positive, what should we do.instead of looking for local doctor planing to go to a specialist.which specialist we should consult for malaria treatment.
Sat, 21 Apr 2018
Hello,
Suggestive of recurring malaria.
Malaria is caused by four different species of parasites such as plasmodium falciparum, vivax, malariae, and ovale.
Of these, plasmodium vivax and ovale are responsible for the relapsing attacks or recurrence because they can form dormant liver stages which can then re-enter the blood causing a relapse of malaria infection and a recurrence of symptoms.
Your aunt needs to be examined by an infection diseases specialist who is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of all kinds of infectious diseases including those caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites such as plasmodium.
If your aunt has one of the relapsing kinds (P. vivax or P. ovale) then she needs to take a course of an additional drug called Pimaquine which kills the dormant liver forms of the malaria parasite and thus prevents future relapses.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
Suggestive of recurring malaria.
Malaria is caused by four different species of parasites such as plasmodium falciparum, vivax, malariae, and ovale.
Of these, plasmodium vivax and ovale are responsible for the relapsing attacks or recurrence because they can form dormant liver stages which can then re-enter the blood causing a relapse of malaria infection and a recurrence of symptoms.
Your aunt needs to be examined by an infection diseases specialist who is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of all kinds of infectious diseases including those caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites such as plasmodium.
If your aunt has one of the relapsing kinds (P. vivax or P. ovale) then she needs to take a course of an additional drug called Pimaquine which kills the dormant liver forms of the malaria parasite and thus prevents future relapses.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali
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