In addition to these, it is recommended that travellers receive medication for endemic areas, malaria chemoprophylaxis are recommended; both of these can be prescribed by a physician or nurse practitioner.
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In some cases, chemoprophylaxis is initiated to prevent the spread of an existing infection in an individual to a new organ system, as when intrathecal chemotherapy is administered in patients with malignancy to prevent further infection.
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All soldiers of the 43rd CSG were command directed to take a weekly dose of 250 MG of Mefloquine Hydrochloride ( also known as Lariam or Mefloquine ) an orally administered controversial medication used as a malarial chemoprophylaxis.
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When a suspected outbreak of meningococcal disease occurs, public health authorities will then determine whether mass vaccinations ( with or without mass chemoprophylaxis ) is indicated and delineate the target population to be vaccinated based on risk assessment.
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If the vast majority of employees at NBC probably were not exposed at levels that could be associated with a risk for illness, then it is better that these individuals not take chemoprophylaxis if they do not need it.
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These include taking appropriate chemoprophylaxis ( Either daily doxycycline or weekly Chloroquinine ) and reducing your risk of being bitten by mosquitoes by wearing long sleeves shirts, using insect repellant at dusk and sleeping under a mosquito net wherever possible.
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In addition, chemoprophylaxis is started before travel, during the time of potential exposure, and for 4 weeks ( chloroquine, doxycycline, or mefloquine ) or 7 days ( atovaquone / proguanil or primaquine ) after leaving the risk area.
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The terms " preventive therapy " and " chemoprophylaxis " have been used for decades and are preferred in the UK because it involves giving medication to people who have no active disease and are currently well, the reason for treatment is primarily to prevent people from becoming unwell.
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Chaudhuri is known to have done extensive research on diseases such as Cholera, Malaria, Amoebiasis and Hypoproteinemia and was credited with contributions to chemotherapy and chemoprophylaxis of malaria . and an elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy and the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London.
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Children and adults should receive 25 mg of chloroquine per kg given over 3 days . A pharmacokinetically superior regime, recommended by the WHO, involves giving an initial dose of 10 mg / kg followed 6 8 hours later by 5 mg / kg, then 5 mg / kg on the following 2 days . For chemoprophylaxis : 5 mg / kg / week ( single dose ) or 10 mg / kg / week divided into 6 daily doses is advised.
