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Treatment and Prevention of Malaria (2012)

Treatment and Prevention of Malaria (2012)

Henry M. Staines, Sanjeev Krishna

Published: 2012, January 6
Authors: Henry M. Staines, Sanjeev Krishna
Publishers: Springer Science & Business Media
Pages: 318
Print type: BOOK

Description:

Malaria has defeated previous efforts at eradication and remains a massive global public health problem despite being readily preventable and treatable. It is a devastating disease that also extracts huge economic costs from the poorest countries in endemic regions. Starting with an overview of the disease and its current political, financial and technical context, this Milestones in Drug Therapy volume describes the history, chemistry, mechanisms of action and resistance, preclinical and clinical use, pharmacokinetics and safety and tolerability of the current range of antimalarial drugs. There is particular emphasis on artemisinins and related peroxides, as these drugs have now become the frontline treatment for malaria. Next generation antimalarials, molecular markers for detecting resistance, the importance of diagnostics and disease prevention are also covered in detail.