FREQUENCY OF LOW SERUM FERRITIN LEVEL IN PATIENTS OF DECOMPENSATED CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE SECONDARY TO HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION

Ghulam Murtaza Gondal

Abstract:

Dengue fever is considered one of the most threatening mosquito transmitted disease with 30-fold rise in incidence world-wide. Since the first ever known outbreak of dengue infection in Pakistan reported in 1994, there are increasing cases of variable intensity every year. In the current year, Pakistan is undergoing one of its worstever dengue fever epidemics. The first case was reported on 8th July 2019 in Peshawar and since then it has spread like a fire all over the country apart from Islamabad, capital of Pakistan. From July to November 2019, a total of 47,120 confirmed patients having this disease and 175 deaths are being notified1

research from:

• Foundation University Medical College

Year:

2019

Type of Publication:

Article

Journal:

Journal of Islamabad Medical & Dental College

Volume:

8

Number:

4

Pages:

163-165

Month:

12