Chairuddin P.Lubis
Department of Child Health
Medical School, University of Sumatera Utara
Medan, Indonesia
BACKGROUND
Malaria is the worlds most important parasitic infection (1)
and remains a major global public heath concern (2)
A long with tuberculosis and HIV infection, malaria forms a
disease triad that accounts for almost half of all infectious
disease mortality (3)
(1)
(2)
(3)
Prevention of Malaria3,11
1. Protection against Mosquito Bites
2. Using an insect repellent
3. Prophilactic Agents
The risk for acquiring malaria varies according to
geographic area, altitude, season, time of day, specific
setting (urban versus rural), duration of stay in an
endemic area, type of accomodation, and compliance
with preventive measure.
(4)
(6)
(6)
(6)
TREATMENT
(7)
(7)
Drug sensitivity
Recommended treatment
P. vivax and
chloroquine sensitive OR
P. falciparum
(7)
(7)
(7)
Drug
Dosages(5,9)
Quinine salt
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
(vii)
(6)
(5)
(6)
(6)
References
1. White N. J. The treatment of malaria. The New England Journal of
Medicine, September 12, 1996, pp. 800-6.
2. Making a difference. The Wold Health Report 1999. Health Millions
1999, 25(4), pp. 3-5.
3. Wolf J. E. Treatment and prevention of malaria: an update. Hospital
Physician, December 2002, pp. 15-22.
4. Davis, T. M. E. Malaria Treatment. (15/04/2003). <http://www.rph.wa.
gov.au/labs/haem/malaria/treatment.html>.
5. Juckett, G. Malaria Prevention in Travelers. American Family Physicians
(8/01/2001). <http://www.aafp.org/afp/ 990501lap/2523.html>.
6. Bosman Andrea How to protect your self against malaria. Global
Malaria Programme Geneva, 10 September 2008.
7. Kundu Ritabtata Management of Malaria in Children : Updated 2008
Infectious Diseases Chapter, Indian Academic of Pediatrics, Vol 45,
September 17, 2008.
TERIMA
KASIH