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Dengue-like symptoms but -ve result: Bengaluru has a strange problem

"Not every symptom seen in dengue is indicative of the disease because severity also matters. Many patients might show negative dengue results but we need to closely monitor them because they might have thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) due to other viral infections," Dr Ravi K, head of the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee, Karnataka, and also the head of the department of medicine, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI).

"Not every symptom seen in dengue is indicative of the disease because severity also matters. Many patients might show negative dengue results but we need to closely monitor them because they might have thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) due to other viral infections," Dr Ravi K, head of the Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee, Karnataka, and also the head of the department of medicine, Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI).

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