malaria prophylaxis

collocation in English

meaningsofmalariaandprophylaxis

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malaria
noun[U]
uk
/məˈleə.ri.ə/us
/məˈler.i.ə/
a disease that you can get from the bite of a particular type of mosquito (= a small flying insect). Malaria causes periods of fever and makes you shiver and feel very cold. It is common in many hotter parts of ...
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prophylaxis
noun[U]
uk
/ˌprɒf.ɪˈlæk.sɪs/us
/ˌproʊ.fɪˈlæk.sɪs/
treatment or actions taken to prevent ...
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(Definition ofmalariaandprophylaxisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These e-mails, from two different fictitious travelers, asked for advice regardingmalariaprophylaxis in a pretravel scenario and described symptoms suggesting acute malaria.
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Guidance on other topics has been updated: aphthous ulcer, asthma, chickenpox, colic (infantile), epilepsy, herpes simplex (oral),malariaprophylaxis, menorrhagia, and sore throat (acute).
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In each case failure to take and continue adequatemalariaprophylaxiscontributed to the mortality.
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Additionally, the malaria reference laboratory has pre-recorded information onmalariaprophylaxisfor travellers.
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The guidelines of the use ofmalariaprophylaxisare prepared by an informal group of experts who have no formal terms of reference or fixed membership.
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Free advice on appropriate measures to protect health when travelling abroad, including advice on immunisation andmalariaprophylaxis, is available under the national health service.
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Artemisinins are not used formalariaprophylaxis(prevention) because of the extremely short activity (half-life) of the drug.
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It may be that quinine plays a role in triggering the condition, and this drug is no longer commonly used formalariaprophylaxis.
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They may be used to eradicate malaria hypnozoites from the liver and have both been used formalariaprophylaxis.
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An erythematous rash in sun-exposed parts of the body has been reported to occur in 7.321.2% of persons taking doxycycline formalariaprophylaxis.
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