malaria

Malaria: Prevention, Symptoms, Vaccination

Brief overview What is malaria? A tropical-subtropical infectious disease caused by unicellular parasites (plasmodia). Depending on the type of pathogen, different forms of malaria develop (malaria tropica, malaria tertiana, malaria quartana, knowlesi malaria), whereby mixed infections are also possible. Occurrence: mainly in tropical-subtropical regions worldwide (except Australia). Africa is particularly affected. In 2020, an estimated … Malaria: Prevention, Symptoms, Vaccination

Phenotypic Variation: Function, Role & Diseases

Phenotypic variation describes different trait expressions of individuals with the same genotype. The principle was popularized by the evolutionary biologist Darwin. Diseases such as sickle cell anemia are based on phenotypic variation and were originally associated with an evolutionary advantage. What is phenotypic variation? By phenotypic variation, biology refers to the different trait expressions between … Phenotypic Variation: Function, Role & Diseases

Dihydroartemisinin

Products No drugs containing dihydroartemisinin are currently approved in many countries. However, the prodrug artemether (Riamet, with lumefantrine), which is metabolized in the body to dihydroartemisinin, is available. It is also combined fixed with piperaquine; see Piperaquine and Dihydroartemisinin. Structure and properties Dihydroartemisinin (C15H24O5, Mr = 284.3 g/mol) is derived from artemisinin from annual mugwort … Dihydroartemisinin

Infectious Disease

There are innumerable pathogens that differ in name, makeup, disease-causing mechanism, and malignancy. Drugs exist for many of these evildoers – whether to treat sick people or to protect large populations. Bacteria, viruses, fungi are the first that come to mind when we are asked to list pathogens, but there are more – prions that … Infectious Disease

Types of Infectious Diseases

Whether in the eye the conjunctiva, in the ear the middle ear or in the mouth teeth and gums – everything can become infected. Especially nose, throat, bronchial tubes and lungs are often affected: Cold or flu, bronchitis, sinusitis or pneumonia are well-known diseases – whether caused by pneumococci, SARS or Legionnaires’ disease. Tuberculosis is … Types of Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases: Treatment and Therapy

For each infectious disease there is a special procedure with vaccinations, medications and other measures – more details can be found with the respective disease. Antibiotics such as penicillin, antivirals and drugs against other pathogens should always be taken in consultation with a doctor and for a sufficiently long time, because these drugs are not … Infectious Diseases: Treatment and Therapy

Mosquito Bites

Symptoms Possible symptoms after a mosquito bite include local reactions such as: Itching Wheal formation, swelling, induration Redness, feeling of warmth Inflammation Due to the skin lesion, there is a risk of infection. Usually mosquito bites are self-limiting and disappear after a few days on their own. However, a mosquito bite can also cause swelling … Mosquito Bites

Tafenoquine

Products Tafenoquine was approved in the United States in 2018 in tablet form (Krintafel, Arakoda). Structure and properties Tafenoquine (C24H28F3N3O3, Mr = 463.5 g/mol) is an 8-aminoquinoline derivative present in the drug as tafenoquine succinate. It is a derivative of primaquine. The drug was first synthesized in 1978 at the Walter Reed Army Institute of … Tafenoquine