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Peru striker Guerrero in Dengue scare

Xinhua, April 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Corinthians and Peru international striker Paolo Guerrero has been taken to hospital with symptoms of Dengue fever, the Brazilian club said on Saturday.

The 31-year-old was admitted to Sao Paulo's Sao Luiz hospital complaining of high fever, nausea and aches.

"His condition got worse on Saturday and we decided to take him to hospital," Corinthians doctor Julio Stancati told Lancenet. "We suspect he could have Dengue fever and are waiting for exam results."

Guerrero was ruled out of Corinthians' Sao Paulo state league quarterfinal against Ponte Preta on Saturday.

If Dengue is confirmed, he will miss the club's Copa Libertadores group match against defending champions San Lorenzo in Sao Paulo on Thursday.

Capped 56 times for Peru, Guerrero is Corinthians' top scorer in 2015 with 12 goals from 17 matches.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne tropical disease whose symptoms include fever, skin rashes, headache, muscle and join pains. In rare cases it can develop into the life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever. Endi