Biomaterial Database

Fansidar for falciparum malaria. 1979

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008288	Malaria	A protozoan disease caused in humans by four species of the PLASMODIUM genus: PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PLASMODIUM OVALE; and PLASMODIUM MALARIAE; and transmitted by the bite of an infected female mosquito of the genus ANOPHELES. Malaria is endemic in parts of Asia, Africa, Central and South America, Oceania, and certain Caribbean islands. It is characterized by extreme exhaustion associated with paroxysms of high FEVER; SWEATING; shaking CHILLS; and ANEMIA. Malaria in ANIMALS is caused by other species of plasmodia.	Marsh Fever,Plasmodium Infections,Remittent Fever,Infections, Plasmodium,Paludism,Fever, Marsh,Fever, Remittent,Infection, Plasmodium,Plasmodium Infection
D010963	Plasmodium falciparum	A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (MALARIA, FALCIPARUM). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics.	Plasmodium falciparums,falciparums, Plasmodium
D011739	Pyrimethamine	One of the FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS that is used as an antimalarial or with a sulfonamide to treat toxoplasmosis.	Chloridin,Daraprim,Malocide,Tindurine
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013413	Sulfadoxine	A long acting sulfonamide that is used, usually in combination with other drugs, for respiratory, urinary tract, and malarial infections.	Sulformethoxine,Sulforthomidine,Fanasil,Ro 4-4393,Sulformetoxine,Sulphormetoxin,Sulphorthodimethoxine,Ro 4 4393,Ro 44393
D013424	Sulfanilamides	Compounds based on 4-aminobenzenesulfonamide. The '-anil-' part of the name refers to aniline.	Sulphanilamides