ACT is one of the effective treatment of Malaria especially in the areas where multi-drug resistant issues raise.

1. What is malaria?

2. What causes malaria?
√
X
X

3. How many types of Malaria parasites in
Myanmar?
4Uncomplicated Severe & lethal
Caused by all Caused by f malaria

4. Why is f malaria dangerous?
1 30,000 0.25-1million
7days 2days
= X8-30 every 2 days

5. How do we recognize severe malaria
caused by f malaria?
Can we guess
what is she suffering?
Can we recognize f malaria
from other malaria?

6. What will happen if not treat?
Especially f malaria
Loss of consciousness
fits
Jaundice due to
Liver damage Severe anemia

7. How can we immediately know malaria
infection?

8. Malaria treatment drugs in the market and
their efficacy:
Chloroquin
Quinine
Mefloquin
Artesunate
Artemether
Tx days Side effects resistance
3
5
1
3
moderate
moderate
moderate
rare
High
High
High
minimal
Which drug will you choose?

9. If use Artemisinin drug alone?
Parasite burden;
100 millions to 1000 billions
Parasite burden reduces
to 80%
Artemether or Artesunate
Artemisinin resistant parasite
Artemisinin sensitive parasite

10. If Artemisinin and other effective drug are
given together:
Parasite burden;
100 millions to 1000 billions
Parasite burden reduces
to 80%
Gradual clearance
of parasite
Artemether or Artesunate
Lumefantrine or Mefloquin
+

11. Is it curable?

12. Can we prevent it?
Sleeping under insecticide treated bednet
Taking ACT as early as possible