Study of some biochemical changes in blood infected with plasmodium vivax

The study was carried out Al-Tamim province, on inpatients of medical wards in Al-Tamim General Hospital and Sadarn General Hospital in Kirkuk and patients attending Public Health Laboratory in Kirkuk from period between August 1996 to July 1997 Blood samples were collected from 50 P vivax infected patients and 50 healthy control individuals. Biochemical tests were done in Al-Tamim Public Hospital Laboratory and Children Hospital Laboratory in Kirkuk.The results showed that the blood sugar, serum globulin, serum sodium electrolyte and total serum iron-bindiny capacity values decreased in P. vivax infection.The serum alkaline phosphatase, S.G.O.T., potassium, copper, zinc and total serum bilirubin values increased in P. vivax infection