Hi L Feel Am Having Malaria Fever And The Last

Posted on Thu, 29 Aug 2019

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Question : Hi l feel am having malaria fever and the last time l went for a checkup the doctor said l will have to flush it out giving me 2 bags of drip and it is bearly one month l started having the symptom can you prescribe a drug for a lasting solution thanks

Answered by Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis (42 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello,

severe malaria can be treated with intravenous artesunate (2.4mg/Kg at 0, 12, 24 and 48 hours). After the completion of the 2-day treatment, the doctor either continues with more intravenous artesunate or with artemether/lumefantrine (first option) for another 3 days or doxycycline 100mg every 12 hours for 7 days (alternative - less efficient).

Less severe malaria can be treated with artemether/lumefantrine right from the start.

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I hope I've answered your question. Please let me know if you need further assistance.

Kind Regards,
Dr Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal Medicine Specialist

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar