A disease caused by a Plasmodium parasite, transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. The Severity of malaria varies based on the species of plasmodium.

1. Anti-Malaria
Agnihotri College/Institute of Pharmacy, Wardha
Presented by… Abhijit N. daf

2. Introduction
 Malaria is one of the most widespread
disease caused by protozoan parasite of
the genus, of plasmodium.
 These parasites spend an asexual phase in
man and sexual phase in female anopheles
mosquito.
 Malaria is caused by four species of one
cell protozoan of the P. malarae, P.
falciparum, P. vivex, P. ovale

3. Symptoms
 High fever
 Sweating
 Headache
 Nausea
 Vomiting
 Diarrhea
 Anemia
 Muscular
pain
 Chills
 Fatigue

4. Life cycle of malaria parasite

5. Classification based on the chemical structure
 Cinchona alkoloids: Quinidine, Cinchonine
 4- Aminoquinolines: Chloroquine, Amodiaquine,
Hydroxychlorquine
 8-Aminoquinolines: Balaquine, Primaquine,
Pamaquine
 Biguanides: Proguanil, Cycloguanil
 Pyrimidineanalogue: Pyrimethamine
 Polycyclines: Doxycycline, Halofantrine
 New antimalarial agents: Artemisinine
 Sesquiterpene lactones: Arteether
 Miscellaneous: Metaloamines, Mefloquine