How to prevent malaria

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Malaria is an insect borne infectious disease caused by the infection of Plasmodium through the bite of Anopheles mosquitoes or the blood transfusion of people with Plasmodium. There are four kinds of Plasmodium parasitizing on human body, namely Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium ovale. In China, Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum are the main species; the other two are rare, and some cases imported from abroad are occasionally seen in recent years. Different Plasmodium species cause Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium ovale respectively. The main manifestation of the disease is periodic regular attack, body chills, fever, sweating, long-term multiple attacks, can cause anemia and splenomegaly. How to prevent malaria?

How to prevent malaria

First, malaria should be treated in time. Chloroquine and primaquine are commonly used drugs. Chloroquine can kill Plasmodium in blood, primaquine can kill Plasmodium in liver and gametophyte in blood. The method of taking is the combination of the two drugs for 8 days.

Second, in addition to drug prevention, the key is to prevent and kill mosquitoes. Garbage, weeds and sewage pits should be cleared; curtains and window screens should be hung in dormitories; mosquito nets should be put down when sleeping at night; DDV and miengling can be sprayed, mosquito repellent incense, miengpian and Artemisia argyi can also be lit.

Third, appropriate oral some vitamin B1 tablets, can also receive a good effect of prevention and treatment.

matters needing attention

Pay attention to strengthen personal protection, wear long sleeve clothes and trousers in the evening, apply repellent on the exposed part, and avoid clinging to the mosquito net when sleeping.