28 MORE HOSPITALISED OVER ‘MYSTERY’ DISEASE
HYDERABAD: Twenty-eight more people displaying symptoms of a yet-to-be-identified “mystery” disease were admitted to the government hospital in Eluru town in Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district in the last 12 hours, taking the number of cases to 345. There has been one death, and the autopsy results are awaited.
“Since Sunday night, another 28 patients were admitted to the hospital, including five patients on Monday morning. So far, 180 patients were discharged after being treated for symptoms,” the hospital said.
Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy flew down to the town to visit patients admitted with symptoms of epilepsy, seizures, giddiness, vomiting and frothing from the mouth in the last 48 hours, according to hospital authorities. Most of the patients are in the age group of 20-40 years.
HYDERABAD: Another 28 people suffering from symptoms of a mysterious disease were admitted to the government hospital in Eluru town on Andhra Pradesh’s West Godavari district in overnight even as chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy flew down to the town to visit the patients. According to hospital authorities, as many as 345 patients were admitted with symptoms of epilepsy, seizures, giddiness, vomiting and frothing at the mouth in the last two days.
“Since Sunday night, another 28 patients were admitted to the hospital, including five patients on Monday morning. So far, 180 patients were discharged after being treated for symptoms,” the hospital said.
A 45-year-old man, identified as Sridhar from Vidyanagar area of Eluru town succumbed to the mysterious disease on Sunday evening. Though his family members took the body home, the police took it back to the hospital again late in the night for autopsy to find out the actual reason. At least 345 people have complained of epilepsy, seizures, giddiness, vomiting and oozing of froth from the mouth in the last 48 hours, according to officials. Most of the 345 patients, who showed symptoms of the mysterious disease, were in the age group of 20-40 years, there were at least 45 children below 12 years of age,authorities added.
A team of doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is going to visit Eluru to find out the cause behind the unidentified illness. Blood samples of some patients have been sent to Indian Institute of Chemical Technology in Hyderabad for examination, hospital authorities said.
CT scans of the patients’ brain were performed and cerebral spinal fluid tests also turned out to be normal. E-coli results were also awaited, according to reports.
HOSPITAL AUTHORITIES SAID, 345 PATIENTS WERE ADMITTED WITH SYMPTOMS OF EPILEPSY, SEIZURES, GIDDINESS, VOMITING AND FROTHING AT THE MOUTH IN THE LAST TWO DAYS