Communicable Diseases

Chemotherapy of Malaria

Chemotherapy for malaria involves the use of antimalarial drugs to treat and prevent the disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite.The word “chemotherapy” is split as follows: “chemo” means chemical, drug, or medicine, and “therapy” means treatment.Thus, chemotherapy is defined as the use of chemicals, drugs, or medicines to treat malaria. Terminology in Chemotherapy of Malaria […]