A rise in cases of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) has been observed in the Pune district in the past few days. The Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Municipal Corporation (CSMC) health department is closely monitoring the GBS situation in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city and has appealed to the public to take precautions.
GBS is a rare nerve disorder. Hence, it is important that it be quickly diagnosed and treated. The symptoms of the disease include sudden difficulty walking, weakness, tingling in the hands and feet, diarrhea, dysentery, and difficulty speaking, swallowing, or breathing. The disease can be cured, but some people may experience symptoms for a longer period.
If such symptoms are observed, patients should immediately receive medical aid. People should not be afraid of the disease but should take preventive measures, such as avoiding contaminated water, boiling drinking water, ensuring food is fresh and clean, separating cooked and uncooked food, maintaining personal hygiene, and washing hands frequently.
Some interesting facts in the background of the current GBS outbreak at Pune
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Third death reported
Meanwhile, in the third death case in Pune district due to Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare nerve disorder, a 36-year-old Ola driver from Pimple Gurav passed away, officials said on Thursday.
He was admitted to Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital on January 21.
The post-mortem examination conducted by the committee at Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital concluded that the cause of death was “trauma to the lungs caused by pneumonia and subsequent death,” with GBS also contributing.
Earlier, two patients — a 56-year-old woman from Pune and a man from Solapur district — had died due to suspected GBS.
The number of suspected cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) in Pune and other districts of Maharashtra has now risen to 130, according to health department officials.
Of the total cases, 25 patients are from the Pune Municipal Corporation area, 74 from newly added villages in PMC, 13 from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation area, 9 from Pune Rural, and 9 from other districts.
Out of these, 20 people are on ventilators, and three deaths have been reported.