The types of antimalarial medications prescribed will depend on the drug-resistance patterns in the areas to be visited. Chloroquine, quinine, and the combination of pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine are some examples of drugs you may receive. It is very important to know the countries and areas you will be visiting to obtain appropriate preventive support for malaria. Chloroquine is the most frequently used antimalarial medication, but quinidine or quinine, or the combination of pyrimethamine and sulfadoxine are given for chloroquine-resistant infections. The outcome is expected to be good in most cases of malaria with treatment, but poor in Falciparum infection with complications.
Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that are carried by mosquitoes.
This picture shows purple-stained malaria parasites inside red blood cells. There are many different species of mosquito, some of which carry some of the worlds most common and most economically important infectious diseases. Malaria and yellow fever are two of the most important diseases they carry. This illustration shows an adult southern house mosquito. This mosquito feeds on blood and is the carrier of many diseases, such as malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever, and others.