Back to Malaria Risk page   INTRODUCTION OBJECTIVES PARASITES AND RISK GROUP DIAGNOSIS    FOLLOW-UP SMEAR UNCOMPLICATED MALARIA IN NON-IMMUNES    SYMPTOMS    TREATMENT          Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine          Quinine          Chloroquine SEVERE AND COMPLICATED MALARIA    SYMPTOMS    TREATMENT          Quinine              Loading dose             Maintenance dose          Combination of quinine and  doxycycline (or sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine)              Doxycycline               Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine          Alternative treatment              Halofantrine              Mefloquine              Artemisinin    GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF  SEVERE MALARIA TREATMENT OF NON-PLASMODIUM  FALCIPARUM INFECTIONS   CHLOROQUINE  AND PRIMAQUINE TREATMENT  OF MIXED PLASMODIUM INFECTIONS TREATMENT OF PREGNANT WOMEN    QUININE    CHLOROQUINE    SULFADOXINE-PYRIMETHAMINE    MEFLOQUINE TREATMENT OF INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN REFERENCES LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 : Treatment of uncomplicated  malaria TABLE 2 : : Treatment of severe and  complicated malaria TABLE 3 : : Treatment of non-Plasmodium  falciparum infections Compiled by the Department of Health in  collaboration with the Subcommittee for Chemoprophylaxis and Therapy of the National  Malaria Advisory Group. October 1996