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In Dengue virus infection, patients ofte...

In Dengue virus infection, patients often develop haemorrhagic fever due to internal bleeding. This happens due to the reduction of -

A

platelets

B

RBCs

C

WBCs

D

lymphocytes

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Dengue fever also known as break bone fever is an infections tropical disease caused by dengue virus. This results in bleeding, low levels of blood platelets and blood plams leakage.
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