Mystery’ disease hits children in Andhra
Sreenivas Janyala Tags : mystery illness, Andhra Pradesh, Kurnool Government General Hospital, nation news Posted: Fri Oct 28 2011, 04:11 hrs Hyderabad:
An outbreak of diseases, one of these being described as a mystery illness, has taken a heavy toll on children in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region. At least 500 children, aged between two and five, have been admitted to the Kurnool Government General Hospital with symptoms of dengue, chikungunya and “strange viral fevers”, doctors say.
Since October 12, the hospital has seen the death of 22 children. Just how many of them died due to viral fever is not clear. ..
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