chloroquine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chloroquine
First recorded in 1945–50; chloro- 2 + quin(olin)e
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The parasite became resistant to a previous drug - chloroquine - in East Africa in the 1970s, and resistance reached the west coast by the 1980s.
From BBC • Jul. 18, 2024
In Southeast Asia, Africa, and South America, P. falciparum has developed resistance to the anti-malarial drugs chloroquine, mefloquine, and sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Most treatments, including chloroquine, are directed at the blood stage of the parasite, and so cannot prevent recurrence of the infection and its associated symptoms.
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2022
Haunted by the failure of chloroquine, though, researchers have remained on the lookout for signs that the malaria parasite is evolving to resist artemisinin or its partner drugs.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2022
She had gotten her chloroquine injections there the last time she had malaria, and the nurse had boiled water on a smoky kerosene stove.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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