Malaria & Tick Schoenwald Flashcards
This disease is mosquito borne-anopholes
Malaria
What is the most common mode of malaria transmission?
Mosquito
How to precent malaria?
- insect repellent
- mosquito netting
______ is contained in clothes, tents and other equipment that repells mosquitos
Permethrin
What is a medication for malaria chemoprophylaxis but has resistance issues and is used for Central America?
Chloroquine
*used primarily for central america
What is a medication for malaria chemoprophylaxis that has no resistance?
Atovaquone/Proguanil (Malarone)
What is a medication for malaria chemoprophylaxis that has sun sensitivity?
Doxycycline
What is a medication for malaria chemoprophylaxis used in Cambodia, Laos, and Burma?
Mefloquine (Lariam)
What malaria chemoprophylaxis med is only approved for pregnancy?
Mefloquine (Lariam)
What are side effects of Mefloquine (Lariam)?
depression, confusion, night terrors, hallucinations
When taking doxy, what should you caution patients?
sun sensitivity
This malaria chemoprophylaxis med is used for prophylaxis and antirelapse therapy and is used in combo with another antimalaria agent?
Primaquine
You need to check for _______ prior to primaquine administration due to potential for fatal hemolysis
G6PD
What malaria chemoprophylaxis med should NOT be used in G6PD and is a new agent?
Tafenoquine (Arakoda, Krintafel)
Signs and symptoms of malaria are ____
cyclical
-Fever, chills, HA, myalgias
What is the gold standard test for diagnosing malaria?
Blood smear (PCR only tells you if malaria is present and blood smear can tell you the species)
A blood smear for malaria is best done if during when?
During an episode of fever
What is the treatment for malaria in the US?
Atovaquone/Proguanil (Malarone)
-4 tablets PO qday x 3 days
What two malaria meds are approved for prophylaxis?
Chloriquine or mefloquine
What malaria med is contraindicated in pregnancy?
doxycycline
“bone break fever”
Dengue fever
These are symptoms of what?
Fatigue, fever, extreme muscle and body aches
Dengue fever
What is the treatment for Dengue fever?
Supportive
What med should be avoided in Dengue fever?
NSAIDs