Recent advances in the treatment of Malaria

Recent advances in the treatment of Malaria

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Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites belonging to SUPER MULTI-IRON FREE the Plasmodium species.The disease has been a major cause of mortality and morbidity, especially in populations of African and SouthEast Asian countries.A well-developed treatment regimen including the artemisinins as a potent antimalarial and other safety preventive measures have played a major role in reducing global burden of malaria over the years.However, recent reports of drug resistance against the artemisinins should be a wakeup call, for the artemisinins have been the mainstay towards the treatment of the disease in recent past.

There is CORNSILK a need for newer antimalarials that can be active on more than one stage of the parasite life cycle.These may be complementary to the artemisinins and may also help in keeping a check on the menace of drug resistance.The current review focuses on clinical drug candidates with activity against more than one stages of the malarial parasite life cycle.