Prevention and Control for individuals:
· Preventive medicine (prophylactic drugs), anti-malarial drugs:
- Chloroquine, taken weekly
- Proguanil (paludrine), taken daily
- Mefloquine, taken weekly – start two to three weeks before travelling to the infected area, may have side effects; mood changes, paranoia
- Doxycycline, taken daily – start two to three days before travelling and four weeks after leaving the malaria-infected area
- Maralone, taken daily with meals rich in fats – cannot be taken more than 28 days.
· Avoid mosquito bites by:
- using mosquito repellent cream,
- using mosquito nets and bed cloths,
- using screened,
- wear protective clothing.
· Spray rooms with insecticides,
· Discard water left unattended as it is known to attract mosquitoes, especially considering they breed in water,
· Vaccination – under development,
- If symptoms of malaria develop (such as fever), seek medical help urgently.
Prevention and Control for communities:
· Vector control; eliminating the mosquitoes, sterile insect technique (make them infertile),
· Protecting human directly,
· Standing water and swamps are drained,
· Ship, planes, and vehicles should be sprayed before arrival in malarial free location.
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