Encephalitis
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Rise in Japanese Encephalitis cases raise concern in Assam
Health | Aug 06, 2023, 08:34 PM ISTWHO defines Japanese Encephalitis as a virus related to dengue, yellow fever, and West Nile viruses and is spread by mosquitos.
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Japanese Encephalitis infection claims 11 lives in Assam so far: Know its symptoms
India | Aug 06, 2023, 02:17 PM ISTThe state government has additionally given a monetary guide of Rs 1 lakh to every patient going through treatment at private medical clinics.
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Chandipura Virus: 5-year-old dies in Gujarat, here’s everything you need to know about the deadly virus
Health | Jul 20, 2019, 11:17 AM ISTChandipura Virus: The deadly virus is vigorously spreading in Gujrat nowadays, here's everything about the Chandipura virus and its symptoms
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Puppet shows, street plays to combat Japanese Encephalitis in Uttar Pradesh
India | Jul 04, 2019, 01:26 PM ISTJapanese Encephalitis: The battle against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Uttar Pradesh will now be more colourful and interesting. The state Cultural Department will organise puppet shows and street plays to raise awareness among people on the prevention of the killer virus that primarily affects children. For the first time, the Cultural Department will join the Health Department in combating the virus in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
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Muzaffarpur AES deaths: Youth Congress leaders protest near Union Health Minister's residence in Delhi
India | Jun 27, 2019, 12:45 PM ISTOne more child died in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district on Wednesday due to AES. The recent death took place in the Kejriwal hospital. The death toll has reached 132 in the district.
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Encephalitis deaths: Supreme Court directs Centre, Bihar govt to file response within 7 days
India | Jun 24, 2019, 12:35 PM ISTThe state, however, said things were under control and that the government had taken steps to prevent more deaths.
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AIIMS Delhi to launch research to find exact cause of encephalitis
India | Jun 23, 2019, 12:57 PM ISTThe syndrome is currently listed under the 'unknown category'.
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Bihar Encephalitis: CM Nitish Kumar to carry out aerial survey of heatwave struck districts
India | Jun 20, 2019, 08:39 AM ISTBihar CM Nitish Kumar's aerial survey of heat-wave struck districts assumes significance as hot weather is also considered to be one of the factors responsible for Encephalitis. Encephalitis is triggered by biochemical imbalance in the body.
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Children's death in Bihar a national tragedy, says Congress
India | Jun 19, 2019, 07:24 PM ISTThe Congress on Wednesday described the deaths of children in Bihar due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) as a "national tragedy," saying that the Centre and state government were insensitive and unprepared.
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SC to hear plea seeking formation of team for treatment of encephalitis-hit kids in Bihar
India | Jun 19, 2019, 11:41 AM ISTAcute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) has cliamed more than 100 lives in Bihar. Supreme Court will hear a plea seeing its direction to Centre to constitute a team of medical experts.
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Litchi toxin or heatwave? Medical expert explains what caused encephalitis outbreak in Bihar
India | Jun 18, 2019, 11:35 PM ISTIndia TV's medical expert, Dr Shekhar Vashishth, says while the litchi toxin is proven to be harmful for children, the main causes of the sudden spike in death toll are the extreme weather and unhygienic conditions.
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Bihar encephalitis outbreak: Children shouldn't sleep on empty stomach: Bihar Chief Secretary on encephalitis
India | Jun 18, 2019, 05:28 PM ISTKumar was addressing media over the encephalitis outbreak in Bihar, which has led to deaths of over 100 children.
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'Gaon, garmi, gareebi aur gandagi': Ajay Nishad's new '4G formula' for encephalitis deaths
India | Jun 18, 2019, 02:42 PM ISTAjay Nishad said, "Most of the affected children belong to poor families because they are exposed to hot and humid conditions which are responsible for the disease."
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Nitish Kumar presides over meeting with health department officials
India | Jun 17, 2019, 06:36 PM ISTThe main agenda of the meeting would be to discuss the cause, effect and possible solution to the outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) which has, by now, taken at least 100 lives in Muzaffarpur.
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Encephalitis outbreak: AES is a perennial issue in eastern Uttar Pradesh, northern Bihar
India | Jun 17, 2019, 03:55 PM ISTBihar's AES data summary looks more like a repeat of 2017 when a major JEV outbreak in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur claimed the lives of many children.
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Muzaffarpur Acute Encephalitis death row: Treat him or kill me as well, says kin of patient | Watch
India | Jun 16, 2019, 03:23 PM ISTAccording to PTI report, children in Muzaffarpur died fall prey to hypoglycaemia, a condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar and electrolyte imbalance.
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Sharp fall in encephalitis cases in UP this year: Govt
India | Aug 30, 2018, 10:01 PM ISTThe medical department has been directed to provide more ventilators and warmers to the BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur, he said, adding paramedic staff were being trained to combat the disease.
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Rumours about vaccinations hamper India's drive to halt Japanese Encephalitis
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Gorakhpur Tragedy: Bollywood celebs offer condolences on Twitter
Bollywood | Aug 12, 2017, 05:09 PM ISTRiteish Deshmukh questioned the responsibility of Indian citizens in one of his three tweets that he posted on Twitter.
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Gorakhpur Tragedy: Encephalitis symptoms, diagnosis and treatment, all you need to know about this deadly disease
Lifestyle | Aug 12, 2017, 02:18 PM IST60 children have lost their lives in Gorakhpur due to a number of reasons among which is the infections arising out of encephalitis