Cerebral malaria is a dangerous form of malaria which affects the brain. Cerebral malaria is caused by plasmodium falciparum, a protozoan parasite. Plasmodium falciparum causes ring-like lesions in the brain leading to changes in mental status and...
Artemisinin combination therapies (ACT) are currently recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the best available treatment for malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection. As of 2010, artemisinin and its synthetic derivatives,...
Amitriptyline is a tricylic antidepressant drug primarily prescribed for depression. However, it has other uses for which your doctor may prescribe it, including anxiety, bipolar disorder, some types of pain, prevention of migraines, eating...
A bite from a female Anopheles mosquito infected with the Plasmodium parasite causes malaria. The parasite invades the liver but then exits to invade and multiply within the red blood cells. Fever, chills, anemia and jaundice develop as the...
