Zika virus has taken one more life, but this time the virus has visited Rajasthan. An 85year old woman has succumbed to the infection.
Study Shows How Zika Virus Strips Immune Cells of Their Identity
Scientists have now unraveled how the zika virus shuts down the genes that make macrophages function as immune cells.
Scientists have now unraveled how the zika virus shuts down the genes that make macrophages function as immune cells.
‘Initially the 85-year-old was admitted to the hospital for body pain and weakness and later she was diagnosed with Zika virus
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The victim came to the Sawai Man Singh Medical College with body pain, weakness, joint pain and redness in the eyes.
Source-Medindia
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