【Getein Science】Malaria, Things you should know

1. What's Malaria

Malaria is a serious disease that spreads when you’re bitten by a mosquito infected by tiny parasites. The mosquito injects malaria parasites into your bloodstream when it bites you. The parasites, not a virus or a particular type of bacteria, are what cause malaria.

Malaria can result in serious health issues such as convulsions, brain damage, breathing difficulties, organ failure, and even death if it is not treated.

Tropical regions with high temperatures and humidity are vulnerable to malaria. Worldwide, there were 247 million cases of malaria reported in 2021. Most of these occurrences take place in South Asia and Africa.

WHO marked World Malaria Day 2023 under the theme “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement”. Within this theme, WHO will focus on the third “i” – implement – and notably the critical importance of reaching marginalized populations with the tools and strategies that are available today.

2. Malaria Treatment

Malaria is treated with prescription drugs to kill the parasite. The most common antimalarial drugs include:

Chloroquine phosphate: Chloroquine is the preferred treatment for any parasite that is sensitive to the drug. However, chloroquine is no longer a useful medication due to parasite resistance in many regions of the world.

Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs): ACT is a combination of two or more medications that combat the malaria parasite in various ways. For malaria that is resistant to chloroquine, this is typically the recommended treatment. Youyou Tu won the Nobel Prize in 2015 for her discovery of artemisinin and its combination therapy.

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