PANCE Exam Practice Questions: Quiz 372

A businessman traveling around the world asks about prevention of malaria. He will travel to India and the Middle East and plans to visit several small towns. What is the most appropriate advice for the traveler?
- a. Common sense measures to avoid malaria such as use of insect repellants, bed nets, and suitable clothing have not really worked in preventing malaria.
- b. The decision to use drugs effective against resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria will depend upon the knowledge of local patterns of resistance and the patient’s very specific travel plans.
- c. Prophylaxis should be started the day of travel.
- d. Chemoprophylaxis has been proven to be entirely reliable.

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