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Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses

Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin.

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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an illness caused by a novel coronavirus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Malaria is a parasitic infection caused by the parasite genus Plasmodium. We present the case of a 69-year-old male indigenous patient from Amazonas, Venezuela, who complained of fever, cough, loss of taste and smell, and diarrhea. A SARS-CoV-2 PCR test was positive, and treatment was started. However, over the next few days, his condition worsened. In addition to his previous symptoms, the patient reported profuse sweating accompanied by fever and myalgia. Therefore, a blood smear and ELISA were performed, which were positive for Plasmodium falciparum, for which treatment with antimalarial agents was also started. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2022; 12(1):27-30.

Key words: COVID-19, Malaria, Coinfection, Plasmodium falciparum, SARS-CoV-2


 
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Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin. Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022; 12(1): 27-30 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183


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Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin. Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657289 [Access: February 03, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183


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Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin. Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022; 12(1): 27-30 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin. Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2022), [cited February 03, 2024]; 12(1): 27-30 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183



Harvard Style

Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin (2022) Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 12 (1), 27-30 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183



Turabian Style

Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin. 2022. Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 12 (1), 27-30 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183



Chicago Style

Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin. "Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 12 (2022), 27-30 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin. "Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 12.1 (2022), 27-30 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Isabella Suarez, Rafael Giner, Diana De Oliveira, Marcel Yibirin (2022) Malaria and COVID-19 in an Indigenous Patient, Overlapping of Two Febrile Illnesses. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 12 (1), 27-30 . doi:10.5799/jmid.1086183