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Vibramycin

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Noun1.Vibramycin - an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline"
doxycycline
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"
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An alternative is Vibramycin, which has less side effects, but a good success rate.
Your Health; Put your GP right on the spot by Frame, Lorna / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
In most cases, doctors can treat malaria effectively with one or more of the following medications: * Chloroquine (Aralen) * Quinine sulfate * Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) * Combination of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine (Fansidar) * Mefloquine (Lariam) * Combination of atovaquone and proguanil (Malarone) * Doxycycline (Doryx, Vibramycin, others) Prevention Health authorities try to prevent malaria by using mosquito-control programs aimed at killing mosquitoes that carry the disease.
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