Artemisinin and its derivatives are potent antimalarial agents. They are effective against Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite responsible for the most severe form of malaria. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are the standard treatment recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for uncomplicated malaria.
Artemesin is a drug used in
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2023 · Topic: Diseases and Treatment (Major Infectious Diseases: Causes, Transmission, Symptoms, and Prevention)
More Biology questions
- Select the incorrect set of "the typical Vector – Disease caused – Pathogen": - Question not attempted
- Which of the following is a water borne disease ?
- Which of the following is/are pathogenic disease(s)?
- Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer using the codes given below. 1) In 1968 first case of AIDS was detected in India. 2) In 1992 India's first AIDS control programme (1992-1999) was launched and also National AIDS Control Organization (NACO) was constituted to implement the program. 3) The National Council on AIDS is chaired by the Prime Minister. Code :
- What is meant by 'zoonotic disease'?
- Material known or reasonably expected to contain, biological agents capable of causing permanent disability or life-threatening or fatal disease in otherwise healthy humans or animal are
- The Nobel Prize for developing treatment of Parkinson's disease was given to
- CSIR has developed BGR-34 herbal formulation that has been approved by AYUSH for which disease ?