Malaria

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Reviewed December 2007

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Title:   Malaria
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Malaria is a parasitic disease caused by one or more of four Plasmodium species - vivax, falciparum, malariae and ovale. The incidence and severity of malaria worldwide is increasing and its prevention and treatment is becoming more difficult due to resistance of the parasites to currently available drugs.
Date:   Nov 2001
Title:   Malaria
Publisher:   Queensland Health
Description:   Malaria is caused by a parasite which is spread through the bite of particular types of mosquito. There are four types of malaria parasites. One type, called falciparum malaria, is dangerous because unless treated promptly it can cause severe illness and even death.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Artemisinin derivatives for treating severe malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Artemisinin drugs improve survival in severe malaria. Artemisinin drugs come originally from a plant that has been used since ancient times in China as a traditional medicine for fever and malaria. They are fast acting and effective against malaria para...
Date:   Jan 2000
Title:   Amodiaquine for treating malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Amodiaquine has been widely used to treat malaria. Fatal adverse reactions have been reported in adults taking it for prophylaxis. This has led some authorities to suggest it is withdrawn as a first line treatment for malaria.
Title:   Artesunate plus mefloquine versus mefloquine for treating uncomplicated malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Malaria is a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes that kills thousands of people worldwide. Multiple-drug-resistant malaria is widespread, and in South-East Asia resistance is high against nearly all single therapy antimalarial drugs. Here, and in oth...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Unit-dose packaged drugs for treating malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Malaria is a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes in areas such as sub-Saharan Africa, South-East Asia and South America. Millions of people are infected with malaria each year. It is thought that packaging a course of treatment in units of a single d...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Routine anticonvulsants for treating cerebral malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with cerebral malaria become unconscious, and often have protracted convulsions. It is unclear whether giving anticonvulsant drugs routinely to people with cerebral malaria will improve the outcome of treatment and prevent death.
Title:   Drugs for preventing malaria in pregnant women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Malaria is a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes. It affects millions of people worldwide and causes illness and mortality. Uncomplicated malaria has symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle pain, and vomiting, and children commonly present with rapi...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Insecticide-treated bed nets and curtains for preventing malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Sleeping under mosquito nets treated with insecticide aims to prevent malaria in areas where the infection is common. They are widely promoted by international agencies and governments to reduce the bad effects of malaria on health. This review showed t...
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Artemisinin derivatives for treating uncomplicated malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Artemisinin drugs for treating uncomplicated malaria are better used in combination therapy. Artemisinin drugs come originally from a plant that has been used since ancient times in China as a traditional medicine for fever and malaria. These drugs act ...
Date:   Feb 1999
Title:   Malaria chemoprophylaxis in sickle cell disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In areas where malaria is common, malaria drug prophylaxis benefits people with sickle cell disease Sickle cell disease is a blood disorder, and means the part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues (haemoglobin) is...
Date:   Aug 2006
Title:   Mannitol and other osmotic diuretics as adjuncts for treating cerebral malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The main treatment for cerebral malaria is parenteral antimalarials. Mannitol and urea are used as adjunct therapy for cerebral malaria, but the World Health Organization does not recommend them.
Title:   Antipyretic measures for treating fever in malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Fever control measures are commonly used in treating malaria. Some researchers have suggested that fever reduction may prolong malaria illness.
Title:   Arbovirus and malaria surveillance
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Welcome to the Australian Government Arbovirus and Malaria Surveillance Website - an initiative of the National Arbovirus and Malaria Advisory Committee (NAMAC)
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Atovaquone-proguanil for treating uncomplicated malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Many conventional treatments for uncomplicated malaria are failing because malaria parasites develop resistance to them. This can be reduced by treating people with combination drugs such as atovaquone-proguanil. The review found 10 trials, most of low ...
Date:   Aug 2005
Title:   Primaquine for preventing relapses in people with Plasmodium vivax malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   P. vivax infections contribute to a significant proportion of the malaria infections in many Asian-Pacific and South American countries. Primaquine is the most frequently used drug for treating the dormant liver stage of the infection and is given in c...
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Malaria
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Malaria is an infection characterised by fever, shivering, chills and anaemia. It is caused by species of the Plasmodium parasite, passed on via the bite of an infected mosquito. Travellers to tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Central or South America are at risk.
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Malaria risk near airports
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   It is possible to catch malaria from the bites of mosquitos that have `hitch-hiked` on an aircraft.
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Malaria
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Malaria is one of the world's greatest health problems.
Date:   May 2002
Title:   Steroids for treating cerebral malaria
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cerebral malaria is associated with swelling of the brain. Corticosteroid drugs could reduce the harmful effects of this swelling, but could also suppress host immunity to infection.
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