8 more children have died in UP's Gorakhpur district due to encephalitis taking the total toll to 466 for 2013. Since its first outbreak in 1978 as many as 6500 children have died due to the disease. Still not enough has been done by the government for its prevention. What is encephalitis? Encephalitis is a disease that results in inflammation of the brain. The patient's central nervous system is affected. While the lesser symptoms include headaches and fevers the more severe ones cause the onset of mental issues like seizures confusion disorientation tremors and hallucinations. It can be caused due
