Abstract
The effect of oscillating magnetic fields (OSMF) on malaria infected albino rats of about three weeks old was investigated. Ten malaria parasite - infected rats were obtained from the Department of Parasitology, University College Hospital Ibadan. The rats were randomly divided into an experimental and a control groups, of five animals each. The rats in the experimental group were exposed to OSMF of 41mT for fourteen consecutive days after fourteen days of acclimatization. Results obtained from the experimental group showed that the level of the pack cell volume (PCV) gradually increased during exposure whereas the parasitamial level (PD) decreased. Results from the control group showed that the level of the PCV decreased significantly and that of the parasitamial level (PD) increased significantly over time. The results suggest that malaria could be cured with the use of OSMF, Key words: Oscillating magnetic field, Plasmodium falciparium, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale.
Highlights
In recent years, there has been an increase in reported cases of ineffectiveness of anti-malaria drugs, which is traced to the resistance of malaria parasite (Plasmodium) to the drugs (Jean et al, 1999)
The results suggest that malaria could be cured with the use of oscillating magnetic fields (OSMF), Key words: Oscillating magnetic field, Plasmodium falciparium, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale
There has been an increase in reported cases of ineffectiveness of anti-malaria drugs, which is traced to the resistance of malaria parasite (Plasmodium) to the drugs (Jean et al, 1999)
Summary
There has been an increase in reported cases of ineffectiveness of anti-malaria drugs, which is traced to the resistance of malaria parasite (Plasmodium) to the drugs (Jean et al, 1999). The increase in reported emergence of multiple resistances of the malaria parasites to this mode of therapy has increased the urgency of need of an alternative strategy for destroying malaria parasites. This is in essence the main aim of this study. Four types of the parasite can affect humans These are the Plasmodium falciparium, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium malariae (Alex, 2001). P. falciparum is the most common cause of infection and responsible for about 80% of all the severe malaria cases. The immediate malaria diseases associated with the P. vivax and P. ovale in any other organ of the body is not yet known
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