Furthermore, even in areas where anti-malarial drugs are still effective, treating a case of the disease can consume over a quarter of a very poor family's income. The drugs used to treat malaria include quinine, pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine, chloroquine phosphate and chloroquine sulfate, mefloquine, and tetracycline. Some malaria-causing parasites have become resistant to these drugs. Many of these drugs have significant side effects, also. A bednet is an insecticide-soaked net that is hung over a bed at night, to prevent mosquito bites during sleep.
Physicians use drug therapy to cure malaria.
However, as there are a limited number of effective drugs available, certain strains of Plasmodium are becoming increasingly resistant to those drugs. Thus, drug resistance is a growing problem. Furthermore, even in areas where anti-malarial drugs are still effective, treating a case of the disease can consume over a quarter of a very poor family's income. The drugs used to treat malaria include quinine, pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine, chloroquine phosphate and chloroquine sulfate, mefloquine, and tetracycline. Some malaria-causing parasites have become resistant to these drugs.