Malaria: Resistance to Medicine
Topic Overview
Antimalarial medicines are the only effective way to prevent
and treat
malaria infection. But some malaria parasites have
become resistant to certain medicines in certain areas of the world.1 The most accurate information about malaria medicine resistance in specific countries is available from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (www.cdc.gov/malaria) and the World Health Organization
(www.who.int/topics/malaria/en).
The malaria medicine used to
treat the infection depends in part on the location where a person gets malaria
and the type of malaria parasite causing the infection.
References
Citations
- U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010).
Yellow Book 2010. Available online:
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/content/yellowbook/home-2010.aspx.
Credits
| By | Healthwise Staff |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
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| Specialist Medical Reviewer | W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease |
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| Last Revised | April 20, 2011 |
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Last Revised:
April 20, 2011
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010).
Yellow Book 2010. Available online:
http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/content/yellowbook/home-2010.aspx.
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