Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More than 100 children die in India in encephalitis outbreak
More than 100 children have died in an encephalitis outbreak in India's eastern state of Bihar, authorities said Tuesday.
Jun 18, 2019
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News tagged with acute encephalitis
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Amid India oxygen scandal, docs want focus on encephalitis
Dozens of children died last week in a decrepit government hospital in northeastern India, prompting public outcry over whether an oxygen shortage was to blame. Answers remain unclear, but doctors who have spent decades treating ...
Aug 18, 2017
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Health
Weekend child deaths push India hospital toll to 85
Twenty-five children died over the weekend at a northern India government hospital that suffered oxygen shortages, taking the overall death toll to 85, authorities told AFP .
Aug 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study links sudden deaths in Bangladeshi children to chemicals sprayed on fruit trees
Excessive and improper applications of insecticides and other agriculture chemicals in local fruit orchards may have triggered an outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES), a condition often associated with deadly inflammation ...
Jul 24, 2017
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Neuroscience
Researchers identify conditions most likely to kill encephalitis patients
People with severe encephalitis—inflammation of the brain—are much more likely to die if they develop severe swelling in the brain, intractable seizures or low blood platelet counts, regardless of the cause of their illness, ...
Aug 20, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Deadly year for encephalitis feared in India
A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season, with officials worried it could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.
Jun 18, 2013
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