COVID-19 and g6pd deficiency in endemic areas of Plasmodium vivax malaria in Venezuela

In this class note, the authors present evidence on the risk that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency has to coexist in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic in the same country, such as Venezuela and Plasmodiun vivax malaria, in a compendium of information that will undoubtedly serve as t...

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Fecha de publicación:
2021
Institución:
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali
Repositorio:
Vitela
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:vitela.javerianacali.edu.co:11522/513
Acceso en línea:
https://revistas.javerianacali.edu.co/index.php/salutemscientiaspiritus/article/view/1297
https://vitela.javerianacali.edu.co/handle/11522/513
Palabra clave:
Glucosa-6-fosfato deshidrogenasa
COVID-19
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Hemólisis
Programas de salud
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase,
COVID-19
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Hemolysis
Health programs
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Summary:In this class note, the authors present evidence on the risk that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency has to coexist in the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic in the same country, such as Venezuela and Plasmodiun vivax malaria, in a compendium of information that will undoubtedly serve as the basis for the proper design of health control programs, given that COVID-19 is an emerging disease without official inclusion in the previous existing health programs upon his appearance.