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Infectious & ParasiticModerate
Malaria
General Medicine · Infectious & Parasitic
Moderate
Severity
Common in endemic regions — India accounts for a significant share of malaria cases in Southeast Asia, though numbers have declined substantially in recent years
Prevalence
No
Contagious
General Medicine
Specialist
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💊Treatment Options
- 1Treatment involves artemisinin-based combination therapy for P. falciparum and chloroquine with primaquine for P. vivax
- 2with the specific regimen guided by the parasite species and local resistance patterns. Severe malaria requires hospitalisation with intravenous antimalarials
- 3supportive care for organ dysfunction
- 4and close monitoring of blood counts and kidney function. Primaquine is added in vivax malaria to eliminate dormant liver-stage parasites and prevent relapse.
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