Kolkata: Doctors replace half of kid’s blood to save her from high malaria parasite load

Kolkata: Doctors replace half of kid’s blood to save her from high malaria parasite load A blood exchange transfusion procedure at the Institute of Child Health saved a 10-year-old girl who was suffering from severe complications of plasmodium falciparum malaria infection. Recovered from the ailment and its complications, the girl was sent home from the hospital on Tuesday. https://ift.tt/L8MUShZ