artemisinin
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7.4
- noun
- /ˌɑːrtəˈmɪsɪnɪn/
- Specialized
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artemisinina
- In the case of malaria, the arrival of artemisinin-combination therapies (ACT) was also, no doubt, a contributor.
- malaria-fighting artemisinin
- artemisinin-based drugs
Examples
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In the case of malaria, for which nearly all therapeutic drugs derive from natural products, resistance to the highly effective drug artemisinin (derived from the plant Artemisia annua) has appeared (Jambou et al. 2005, Towie 2006), with no new medicines to replace it.
Academic text (2006) -
Resistance mechanisms to artemisinin are poorly understood, although mutations in some parasite genes have been partially correlated with resistance (5, 6).
Academic text (2014) -
There was also agreement that we can't fight malaria, especially in the face of Artemisinin resistance, without helping countries in the region to strengthen their health systems.
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Combining short-acting artemisinin compounds with long-acting agents could provide the most useful combination regimens.
Academic text (2002) -
Currently, cases of Artemisinin-resistant malaria have been found in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
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Since its launch in 2006, more than 4 million insecticide-treated bed nets and more than 7.4 million malaria-fighting artemisinin therapies have been distributed.
Academic text (2009) -
This is critical because we have documented cases in Asia of malaria becoming resistant to the world's most effective treatment—Artemisinin.
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Those efforts are potentially hindered by the emergence of resistance to artemisinin, which was first reported in 2008 at the Thailand-Cambodia border and subsequently reported in neighboring countries, although not in Africa so far (3, 4).
Academic text (2014) -
The artemisinin derivative artesunate has potent antimalarial activity and an attractive safety profile, and has yet to be associated with resistance. However, when a short course of artesunate is used on its own, late recrudescence frequently occurs, and the drug is still too expensive for widespread use in most African countries.
Academic text (2002) -
Artemisinin is commonly used to treat artemisinin in many tropical countries.
Synonyms
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3.7
A medicine that prevents or treats malaria
Surface Forms
Morphology
artemisinin = Artemisia (opaque) = artemisin + in
The drug name is formed from the botanical genus name plus a chemical substance suffix; this specialized scientific formation is not predictable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word artemisinin comes from the plant name Artemisia, which means 'sweet wormwood' and is named after the Greek goddess Artemis, plus the drug ending -in. The medicine was discovered in the Chinese herb 'qinghao', so the name reminds us that this malaria drug comes from that plant.