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Cerebral malaria causes coma, death

Dr George Biketi a physician, and in charge at Elburgon Hospital in Nakuru on May 25, 2021 [Mercy Kahenda, Standard]

Patients with malaria-related symptoms should undergo screening to prevent the more lethal cerebral malaria - the parasitic infection caused by the anopheles female mosquito.

Cerebral malaria involves the central nervous system, affecting flow of oxygen and glucose in the body and resulting in fatalities.

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