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A type of malaria in which the red blood cells obstruct the blood vessels in the brain. Other vital organs can also be damaged. Cerebral malaria often leads to the death of the patient.
출처: www.science.org.au/nova/011/011glo.htm
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| cerebral malaria |
this grave complication of malaria happens at times with P. falciparum infection and involves malaria infection of the very small capillaries that flow through the tissues of the brain. This complication has a fatality rate of 15% or more, even when treated and is extremely serious.
출처: www.malaria.org/malariaglossary.html
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