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Medical experts in India are baffled by a mysterious illness that has left more than 500 people sick and at least one dead after the new affliction was first reported Saturday.
Scores of people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have been hospitalized since the illness was first detected in Eluru.
Geeta Prasadini, the state's director of public health, said some people started convulsing without warning. Other symptoms include nausea, anxiety and loss of consciousness.
A report Tuesday suggested that traces of lead and nickel found in the patients' blood samples may be the cause of the illness, but public health officials are still searching for a definitive link between all patients. "Nobody knows,” Prasadini said.
Fantastic. That's what the world needs. Another illness.
Scores of people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have been hospitalized since the illness was first detected in Eluru.
Geeta Prasadini, the state's director of public health, said some people started convulsing without warning. Other symptoms include nausea, anxiety and loss of consciousness.
A report Tuesday suggested that traces of lead and nickel found in the patients' blood samples may be the cause of the illness, but public health officials are still searching for a definitive link between all patients. "Nobody knows,” Prasadini said.
What we know about the mystery illness in India: Over 500 sick, 1 dead after nickel and lead found in patients' blood
An illness that first appeared Saturday has sickened around 500 people in India. Doctors said traces of nickel and lead may be the common factor.
www.usatoday.com
Fantastic. That's what the world needs. Another illness.
