malaria prophylaxis
Prevention and curative treatment of malaria
The website contains articles describing malaria treatment according to international guidelines.
The medical Web site provides general data for people living in malaria affected areaswww.impact-malaria.com aims to provide updated information and recommendations regarding the diagnosis and the treatment of malaria to healthcare professionals.
Advice for prevention: protect yourself from mosquito’s bites
Complete protection against malaria is impossible but bed nets treated with insecticides limit the risk of contracting the disease.
There is no vaccine against malaria yet although researchers are still working on it.
Malaria: curative treatment
Though both are given orally, the treatment for the prevention of malaria and the treatment for non-complicated malaria are different. Only your medical practitioner or your pharmacist can advise you for the appropriate drug and dose (based on your country of origin, your weight, your medical history, etc.).
If you are a healthcare professional, Guidelines for the treatment of malaria are available in the section “Antimalarials drugs”.
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