Eluru mystery illness outbreak
Eluru mystery illness outbreak: A mysterious disease in Eluru in the coastal city of Andhra Pradesh has killed one person and hospitalized more than 500 people. Although it is suspected that there may be a viral infection such as encephalitis, there is no trace of the virus in the collected samples.
A first study conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIMS), Mangalagiri, found that this was due to the import of metals such as lead and nickel. Symptoms of the disease range from incontinence and seizures to seizures due to neurotoxicity. Neurotoxicity is damage to the brain or peripheral nervous system caused by exposure to natural or man-made toxins. The chemicals are found in the bodies of patients but not in water or other foods. Although the disease affects people of all ages, more than 300 of those infected are children.
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Although symptoms have been reported “similar to age and gender groups”, most are in the 20s to 30s. Symptoms include vomiting, dizziness, seizures, hives, nausea, anxiety, loss of consciousness, and other emotional symptoms, described as epilepsy. People who have been reported to have the disease, especially children, have reported vomiting after burning eyes. Organochloride is widely used as a computer pesticide and anti-mosquito fogging agent. This is suspected to be the cause of the disease.
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The number of serious illness cases in the Andhra Pradesh regional capital of West Godavari in Eluru rose to 593, while the number of active cases dropped to 46 on Wednesday evening. Survivors with symptoms such as three to five minutes of seizures, memory loss, anxiety, vomiting, headache, and back pain were excluded. Western Godavari co-ordinator Himanshu Shukla, who called the disease a “point source epidemic”, said they were ready to release another 10 people.
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Eluru is a coastal paddy field and agricultural center located 58 km northeast of Vijayawada. To date, 22 water samples have been tested, indicating that E. coli was common at the time of the discovery of a pesticide called organochlorine. Similarly, 10 blood samples tested for heavy metals were found to have high availability of lead and nickel.
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