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Malaria - Coggle Diagram
Malaria
Prevention & prophylaxis
Prevention
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Protective clothing (long sleeves, light colors)
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Prophylaxis
Should be initiated before traveling to regions with a high risk of malaria, e.g., tropical Africa, Asia, and Central/South America
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If chloroquine-resistant P. falciparum (most malaria endemic regions): atovaquone-proguanil, doxycycline, mefloquine
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Areas without P. falciparum (some areas of Central/South America, Mexico, China, South Korea): primaquine
Agents that are safe during pregnancy: chloroquine, mefloquine
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Complications
acute respiratory distress syndrome, neurologic disorders resulting to cerebral malaria, liver and kidney dysfunction, anaemia and thrombocytopenia as well as fatal placental malaria
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Investigations
For diagnosis of malaria, the gold standard is using blood smears, specifically thick and thin blood smears. The stain used is the Giemsa/Wright stain to be able to visualise the parasite under the microscope.
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