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Killer strain of malaria makes comeback in Chennai
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Thursday, December 11, 2008 |
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The most deadly form of the disease, caused by Plasmodium falciparum, is showing up on tests more often this season. Falciparum malaria also causes more complications than the vivax form. Red blood cells infected with the parasite tend to form small areas of dead tissue due to the lack of oxygen in capillaries in the brain, liver, adrenal gland, intestinal tract, kidneys and lungs. The strain is resistant to regular anti-malarial drug, writes M Ramya. |
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Is malaria vivax proving fatal in Goa?
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Sunday, July 20, 2008 |
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A 18-year old migrant worker has died, after being diagnosed with plasmodium vivax malaria in Goa. Deaths of two patients with suspected malaria in a period of 10 days, has heightened fears that the strain considered mild till now is becoming just as potentially fatal as the infamous plasmodium falciparum type, writes Kounteya Sinha in the Times of India |
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Alarmed Centre rushes malaria experts to Goa
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Friday, July 18, 2008 |
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Alarmed by suspected malaria deaths, the Indian Council of Medical Research sent a team of doctors from the National Institute of Malaria Research to Goa Medial College Hospital to discuss the cases. Vivax and plasmodium falciparum are the two major strains of malaria, which affect humans globally. The doctors also want to find out whether the deaths occurred because of delayed treatment or because the vector is becoming dangerous reports Preetu Nair and Kounteya Sinha from the Times of India. |
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