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Definitions
Below is a directory of terms used to talk about malaria. Most definitions have been taken from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Antimicrobial agents
The drugs, chemicals, or other substances that kill or slow the growth of microbes. They include antibacterial drugs, antiviral agents, antifungal agents, and antiparasitic drugs.
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial resistance is the result of microbes changing in their DNA to reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of drugs, chemicals, or other agents to cure or prevent infections.
Artemisinin
The WHO's recommended drug for malaria, derived from the Chinese sweet wormwood plant, Artemisia annua.
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