Active malaria infection with P. falciparum is a condition requiring hospitalization, whereas infections with P. vivax, P. ovale or P. malariae can often be treated on an outpatient basis. When properly treated, malaria patients can expect a complete recovery.

Antimalarial drugs

There are several drugs used to treat malaria. The most popular one is Chloroquine. However, due to a growing resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to chloroquine, the drug becomes ineffective against the most dangerous Plasmodium strain in many regions of the world.

Anti-malarial drugs include:

• Artemether-lumefantrine
• Artesunate-amodiaquine
• Artesunate-mefloquine
• Artesunate-Sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine
• Atovaquone-proguanil
• Quinine
• Chloroquine
• Cotrifazid
• Doxycycline
• Hydroxychloroquine
• Mefloquine
• Primaquine
• Proguanil
• Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine