MALARIA....
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n endemic disease in
more than 100 countries in the world, malaria is hold responsible of
millions deaths every year. Scattered in Sub
Saharian Africa, malaria is also present in Central America, Latin America, and
mostly in Southwestern and Eastern Asia. Caused by bites of a female
mosquito named Anopheles mosquito, that grow in mares and stagnant waters,
malaria is transmitted from person to person through several types of
plasmodium that enters the blood before reproducing itself in the liver. Doctors
acquainted with tropical diseases affirm that malaria can mimic a lot of
diseases, which makes prevention the best way to fight this still deadly
ailment.
Traditional antimalarial drugs are
part of the so called “ shot gun” cocktail that general practitioners used in
the endemic areas.
Unfortunately, during these last
decades, this endemic pathology has become unresponsive to traditional
drugs. Epidemiologists and WHO policy recommend the use
of a combined therapy including artemisin to other antimalarial
drugs.
Artemisin is a sesquiterpene lactone containing an
unusual peroxide bridge.
This peroxide is believed to be responsible for the drug's mechanism of
action.
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