Management of Severe and Complicated Malaria: A Practical Handbook

Gilles, Herbert M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9241544368 ISBN 13: 9789241544368

Publisher: World Health Organization, 1991

This handbook provides a guide to the rapid diagnosis and management of severe and complicated p.falciparum malaria. In view of the complexities of management, the need for speed, and the severe consequence of errors, this book adopts a highly didactic approach, offering at-a-glance references to the signs to look for, the tests to perform, the actions to take immediately and later, and the nursing care required. Special problems addressed throughout the book include the tendency of malaria to mimic many oher diseases, the difficulty of diagnosis in cases of self-medication, the spread of parasite resistance to chloroquine and other drugs, and the need for special precautions in areas where blood may be contaminated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).