Medications for malaria may be given:
1. prophylactically when people travel to areas in which malaria is common.
2. prophylactically when people return from malaria-infested areas.
3. for treatment of malaria once the acute illness is over.
4. prophylactically in acute cases of malaria.
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People in the military or those traveling to or living in areas where malaria is endemic can use antimalarials to prevent malaria and to treat the symptoms.
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