Child death toll from brain disease crosses 100 in India as parents protest

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Health authorities have confirmed that at least 109 children have died in the city of Muzaffarpur due to inflammation or infection in the brain.

The fatal diagnosis is acute encephalitis, a neurological disease caused by either a virus or environmental toxins connected to the lychee fruit.Protestors were yelling for government officials, who have been trickling in to assess the situation, to leave the hospital premises.Local media showed mothers sobbing, parents running alongside gurneys transporting their babies, and droves of parents entering the hospital premises with children in their arms, asking for help.

Bihar health authorities have confirmed that all children displayed signs of hypoglycemia -- low blood sugar -- before they died."The liver stores glycogen. When the sugar level goes down, the liver releases extra sugar to balance it out, but if there is no extra sugar and there are only toxins, then they get released," Kumar said.

 

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We have 3 major pandemics right here in the US getting zero press coverage people are getting sick and the government is more worried about the optics and panic than telling the truth.

Lychees have nothing to do with this. Stop spreading misinformation to the public.

What is the connection with pic of the fruit?

“caused by either a virus or environmental toxins connected to the lychee fruit.”

crap ... lychee is literally one of my favorite fruit

sofdelrazo

I've never heard of ppl eating lychee massively dying in Hong Kong nor in China. Perhaps it's of a different species, or ppl dying bec of pollutants?

That's terrific

Don't peddle lies. Lychee has got nothing to do with encephalitis.

Vhart is doing wrong?

This is so sad reading this😭

Ha, I always knew Mustafar was real.

More diseasescoming to Americans

Something is fishy

MCBazacoPhD you see this? Not infectious disease related, but maybe your colleagues have thoughts

Can someone tell me what this picture is of? Magical brain infection plant!?

Very sad to hear that.

So very sad 😢

I don’t see the connection with the fruit and the news!🤷🏻‍♂️

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