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What was thought to be milder malaria may not be so: Study
Pritha Chatterjee
Posted: Nov 06, 2012 at 0210 hrs IST
New Delhi Ganga Ram docs link ?benign? virus with platelet drop, liver problems.
A malaria virus responsible for the milder form of the disease ? Plasmodium vivax ? has been linked with severe complications in patients. A new study by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital doctors on 165 patients, published in the journal Tropical Doctor, says the virus may be deadlier than thought.
Of 121 patients diagnosed with vivax malaria, three died of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Other complications seen in the study group include thrombocytopenia (drop in platelets), liver problems, and kidney damage...
What was thought to be milder malaria may not be so: Study
Pritha Chatterjee
Posted: Nov 06, 2012 at 0210 hrs IST
New Delhi Ganga Ram docs link ?benign? virus with platelet drop, liver problems.
A malaria virus responsible for the milder form of the disease ? Plasmodium vivax ? has been linked with severe complications in patients. A new study by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital doctors on 165 patients, published in the journal Tropical Doctor, says the virus may be deadlier than thought.
Of 121 patients diagnosed with vivax malaria, three died of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Other complications seen in the study group include thrombocytopenia (drop in platelets), liver problems, and kidney damage...