Statement — Some strains of mosquitoes have become resistant to chloroquine, a widely used antimalarial.\nCourses of Action:\nI. Stop selling chloroquine.\nII. Researchers should develop new medicines for patients affected by such mosquitoes.\nIII. All malaria patients should be checked to identify the causal mosquito.

Difficulty: Medium

Correct Answer: Both II and III follow

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
Drug resistance necessitates therapeutic innovation and better diagnostics, not wholesale withdrawal of an otherwise useful drug where it still works.


Given Data / Assumptions:

  • I: Ban/stop chloroquine sales.
  • II: Develop new antimalarials or effective combinations.
  • III: Identify causal species/likely resistance profile before treatment.


Concept / Approach:
I is overbroad; chloroquine may still be effective for non-resistant infections/regions. II is essential to overcome resistance. III improves case management (species test/RDTs, clinical algorithms) enabling appropriate drugs.


Final Answer:
Both II and III follow.

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