Malaria

Question 1

What type of infection is malaria

Answer 1

A parasitic infection that infects red blood cells

Question 2

What are the 3 phases of a malaria infection?

Answer 2

Infection in the mosquito, dormant in the liver, and eyrthrocytic phase

Question 3

3 requirements for a malaria outbreak?

Answer 3

Infected human, competent mosquito (right species), uninfected human

Question 4

Which combo drug is the most common choice for travellers prophylaxis?

Answer 4

Atovaquone / proguanil (malarone)

Question 5

Which drug can be used for chloroquine resistant malaria? And needs to be avoided in pilots, divers and is taken once a week?

Answer 5

Mefloquine

Question 6

Principles of combination therapy for malaria?

Answer 6

Want a fast acting drug (to kill the parasites in the blood) and a long acting drug (the cure - kills the remaining parasites)

Question 7

Which antibiotic can be used in the prophylaxis of malaria?

Answer 7

Doxycycline