Malaria continues to be a major cause of death worldwide and is the principal life-threatening infection facing Canadian travellers in malaria-endemic areas. Severe P. falciparum malaria infections ...

In medical terms, the definition of "prophylaxis" is "preventative treatment against disease." The word comes from the Greek word phylax meaning “to guard.” Prophylactic treatment is used in ...

The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute and the University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health's Malaria Research Program will host the 10th Future of ...

Adults: PO- Initial dose is 600 mg, then 300mg 6hours later and 300mg every day for 2 days. Children: PO- Initial dose is 10 mg/kg, then 5mg/kg 6hours later and 5 mg/kg every day for 2 days.

Primaquine is used either alone or in combination with other drugs to treat malaria (a disease caused ... in the following conditions: • Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) enzyme deficiency.

Medical schemes typically offer coverage for malaria prophylaxis (preventative medication), which is recommended for travellers to high-risk areas. The cost of these medications can be partially ...

With malaria being one of the most significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, prompt and effective treatment is essential to reduce the malaria burden. As there are several treatment ...

It could derail the roll out of the malaria jabs and other vaccines, risking many thousands of lives. “DANGER ALERT. The RTS,S vaccine, killer of young girls, arrives in Ivory Coast,” says one ...

Malaria is a deadly disease caused by a parasite spread by the Anopheles species of mosquito. The condition tends to be more prevalent in warmer regions and those near the equator, including sub ...

Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and ...

In a recent study published in the journal PNAS, researchers used advanced modeling techniques to examine the links between deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon and the transmission of malaria.