A MAN suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra’s Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune has crossed 100, health officials said on Monday. This is possibly the first death in Maharashtra suspected to have been caused by the GBS. The man, a native… Continue reading Guillain-Barre Syndrome: First death in Maharashtra; over 100 cases in Pune

A MAN suspected to have contracted Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has died in Maharashtra’s Solapur district, while the number of cases of the immunological nerve disorder in Pune has crossed 100, health officials said on Monday…

  • dingus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Well…this doesn’t really fit this sub, but it’s a bit terrifying. GBS is thought to be an autoimmune overreaction to certain types of pathogens and it is supposed to be relatively rare. To see it happening as an “outbreak” is rather concerning.