Malaria Flashcards
Malaria: Mode of Transmission
Anopheles Mosquito
Causative Agent
(Most Malignant and Matigas Ulo)
Plasmodium Falciparum
Anti Malaria Drug
Chloroquine / Aralen 250 mg
Quinine (emergency situation; epidemic)
(bark of the cinchona tree is used to treat malaria)
- Take 1 week before going sa place na may Malaria, until 8 weeks
- safe itake ng Pregnant Women
Place na Endemic ang Malaria
Palawan
Chracteristics
- Night Biting (9PM - 3AM)
- High Flying
- Flowing Water
- Rural Area
CUT TALL GRASS - To expose breeding site in sunlight
Incubation Period
10-12 Days
3 Stages of Malaria
- Cold - shivering, chattering teeth, chills
- Hot - high fever, red skin, red eyes, warm to touch
- Wet Stage - diaphoresis; sweating
When is the best time to get blood?
kapag diagnostic exam
During hot stage ni px
Complication of Malaria
Malarial Cachexia
Diagnostic Test
Perpheral Blood Smear
Quantitavie Analysis
Thick Smear
Count the # of Protozoa
Qualitative Analysis
Thin Smear
What kind of agent is present?
Management
- Tepid Sponge Bath
- Increase Fluid Intake
- Monitor Vs
- Bed Rest
- Iron Rich Food (Vit C.)
Prevention
- On stream clearing - clearing of vegetation
- On stream seeding (Larvivourus Fish)- construction of bioponds
- Isecticide
- House Spraying
- Avoid Peak Biting hours
- Zooprophylaxis - pag tali ng mga animals sa puno para sakanila pumunta yung mga mosquito
- Planting of Neem Tree - burn the leaves
2-4 fish per sqm. 200-400 fish per hectare.
