疟疾是一种古老的疾病。其病原体——疟原虫被发现之前,人们就已通过临床实践总结了一些治疟方法。但是,那些方法一般都不能肃清病人体内的疟原虫,病人常常复发。在疟原虫生活史已基本清楚,并且出现了许多作用不同的合成抗疟药的今天,对病人进行系统治疗,根治疟疾已成为可能。但是,目前仍有些卫生人员在治疗疟疾时,只打几针奎宁或用几片氯喹等药物,控制了病人症状就算治好疟疾。这种不正规的治疗,不但不能治愈疟疾, Malaria is an ancient disease. Before its pathogens, Plasmodium, were found, some methods of treating malaria were summarized through clinical practice. However, those methods generally do not eliminate the Plasmodium in the patient, and the patient often relaps. In the life cycle of Plasmodium has been basically clear, and there are many synthetic antimalarial drugs that have different effects. Today, it has become possible to treat patients systematically and cure malaria. However, at present, some health personnel still manage to treat malaria when treating malaria, using only a few doses of quinine or using drugs such as chloroquine to control their symptoms. This irregular treatment, not only can not cure malaria,