A Wristwatch For Detecting Malaria
...te count is at approximately 3,000, at which stage quinine (the malaria drug) needs to be administered which is reported to be more dangerous than the parasite itself. Lubbe's company Gervans Trading is now developing the device for millions of employees of a major mining group. With the wristwatch, each m...... 15% in artesunate recipients compared with 22% in quinine recipients. According to the scientists for the study, their findings in this large multi-center trial show that parenteral artesunate reduces mortality in patients with severe malaria by over a third compared with quinine. Unfortunately, despite 20...