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HYPERTENSION (HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE)

HYPERTENSION  Hypertension is a very common disorder  particularly in past middle age..  Hypertension itself is not a disease, But a risk factor for cardiovascular mortality or mobility..  Hypertension is also known as (High Blood Pressure) .. Blood pressure is the force of  your blood pushing , against the wall of the artries..  The normal range of blood pressure is 120/80mmHg.. High Blood pressure or Hypertension is the condition, In which the blood vessels have persistently raised pressure .. Hypertension is a seriously mental health condition increased the risk of Stroke, brain, kidney and other problems ..  It is a major cause of premature death worldwide with upwards of 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women .. * What are the symptoms of hypertension   Dizziness   Highblood pressure   Nausea   Vomiting   Irregular heartbeat   Mental confusion *What causes Hypertension . High salt in you...
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Best medication and treatment of Malaria

What is malaria? 
Malaria is a disease caused by the plasmodium parasite,transmitted by the bite of infected mosquito ..
There are four species of (protozoal parasite Plasmodium)
'P. Falcipuram'   'P. Vivax' 
'P. ovale'      'P. malariae'

In india, the national malaria Eradication programe (NMEP)started in 1958,appears complete disappearance of the disease in 1960s to 0.1m cases in 1960..

The NMEP was renamed national antimalaria programme (NAMP) Which now is national vector bone disease control programme (NVBDCP) with a wider disease coverage..

What are the Symptoms of malaria ?
 . Fever 
 . Fatigue 
 . Nausea 
 . Vomiting 
 . Headache 
 .Sweating 
 .Shivering 

What are the Best Medicines for the treatment of malaria ?
.Artemisin 
.primaquine
.Chloroquine 
.Mefloquine
.Artemether
.Proguanil
.Antifolate


Anti-malarial therapy is given in the following forms -
(A) Casual prophylaxis 
The preerythrocytic phases(in liver) 
Which is thr cause of malaria infection and clinical attacks ,is the target for the purpose.
Primaquine is the casual prophylaxis for all species of malaria, but has not been used in mass programmes ,because of its toxic effects. 
Proguanil is a casual prophylatic ,primarily  p. F ,but is not used in ,because of its weak activitiy against liver stages of p. V.. 
(B) Suppreive prophylaxis -The schizontocides which supress the erythrocytic phase than attack of malaria fever can be used as prophylatic.. 

Best combination used in treatment of malaria -
(1)For uncomplicated malaria
A-Vivax (also ovale, malariae) malaria 
1-Chloroquine + Primaquine
2-quinine +Doxycyline 
B-Chloroquine sensitive falcipuram malaria
Chloroquine +Primaquine 
C-Chloroquine resistance falcipuram malaria 
Artesunate +Meflaquine

(2)For sever/complicated malaria 
Artemether
Artesunate
Quinine 
Arteether 

Uses and objective of antimalarial drug 
.Prevent clinical attacks of malaria 
.Treat clinical attacks of malaria (Clinical curative) 
.Completely eradicate the parasite from the patient body 
.Cutdown human-mosquito transmission (gemetocidal)  

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