Treating malaria - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

Each year, more than 600 000 people die of malaria – a treatable disease. The primary objective of treatment is to ensure the rapid and complete elimination of the parasites causing the disease from a patient’s bloodstream in order to prevent an uncomplicated case of malaria from progressing to severe disease or death. Effective treatment reduces transmission of the infection to others and also prevents the emergence and spread of resistance to antimalarial medicines.

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