antimalarials
Tropical disease drugs
Antimalarials are drugs used to prevent or treat malaria, a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes.
The term covers various medications with different mechanisms: some kill parasites in the blood, others prevent infection entirely.
Certain antimalarials also treat autoimmune conditions like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis: She takes an antimalarial for her lupus.
Antimalarial alkaloid from bark
- chloroquineAntimalarial medication
- doxycyclineTetracycline-class antimicrobial medication
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- genericNot brand-name
Multinucleate protoplasmic mass
- mosquitoBlood-feeding flying pest
- feverElevated body temperature
- chillsShivering spells from illness
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
endemic · cerebral · vector · protozoa · vivax · relapse · transmission · infection
South of great desert
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- PapuaPacific island region
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
monsoon · humid · expedition · safari · backpacking · humanitarian · fieldwork · rural
Stopping something before occurring
- weeklyEvery seven days
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- protectionGuarding against harm
- complianceAdhering to requirements
traveler · deployment · missionary · expat · repellent · DEET · permethrin
Prescribed course of treatment
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- coursePlanned path forward
- maintenancePreserving working condition
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
pregnancy · severe · uncomplicated · intravenous · oral · injectable · resistance · first-line
quinine
Antimalarial alkaloid from bark
- chloroquineAntimalarial medication
- doxycyclineTetracycline-class antimicrobial medication
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plasmodium
Multinucleate protoplasmic mass
parasite · endemic · cerebral · vector · protozoa · vivax · relapse · transmission · infection · resistance
sub-Saharan
South of great desert
- AmazonGreek warrior women
- PapuaPacific island region
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
rainforest · monsoon · humid · expedition · safari · backpacking · humanitarian · fieldwork · rural · remote
prevention
Stopping something before occurring
- weeklyEvery seven days
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- protectionGuarding against harm
compliance · traveler · deployment · missionary · expat · repellent · DEET · permethrin
regimen
Prescribed course of treatment
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- coursePlanned path forward
- maintenancePreserving working condition
pediatric · pregnancy · severe · uncomplicated · intravenous · oral · injectable · resistance · first-line · second-line
- Infection Treatmentsantibacterials, antifungals, antivirals, antiparasitics, antiretrovirals
- Travel Healthtravel clinic, travel insurance, travel nurse, vaccinations, immunizations
- preventive medicinesflu shot, vaccines, immunizations, boosters, hepatitis vaccine
- antiparasiticsantiparasitic, antiparasitics, ivermectin, dewormer, deworming
- malaria treatmentchloroquine, quinine, hydroxychloroquine, doxycycline, quinidine
- tropical medicineantiparasitics, chloroquine, quinine, ivermectin, mosquito nets
antimalarialsantibiotics
Bacteria-destroying medicines
antivirals · antifungals · antiretrovirals · antibacterials · antiparasitics