How do you treat malaria?

Answer 1

You kill the falciparum or it will kill you. First and foremost, is to be aware that every patient of malaria can be of falciparum malaria. You give total course of chloroquine to the patient. Admit him, when he does not respond adequately. The next 'drug' for falciparum malaria is 'Alum'. Give him alum of about the size of medium sized ground nut, crushed, two times a days for one to two days with sugar solution. Also start artesunate with lumefantrine combination with fatty meal. Patient will generally respond to this therapy unless you made delay in starting the treatment. Give proton pump inhibitor from day one of chloroquine therapy. Alternately you can give quinine also along with alum. After three days of therapy, with artesunte and lumefantrine, alum therapy, give the mefloquine 4 to 6 tablets. Also give primaquine 15 mg twice a day for say, 5 to 7 days. Patient must be given multivitamin preparation with no more than one mg of folic acid. Larger doses, like in injection victofol will invite the malaria, back. By the grace of God you will not sign the death certificate, if you 'care'.