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Written By: Admin | Published : May 31, 2013 9:30 AM IST
Encephalitis has claimed the lives of eight children in Bihar in the last one month, with two of them succumbing to the disease on Thursday, an official said. Encephalitis causes high fever, irritation and swelling of the brain. An official said: Two more children have died in Champaran district.
The first encephalitis-related death in the state this year was reported in the last week of April in Muzaffarpur, about 70 km from here Last year, the disease killed nearly 240 children in Muzaffarpur and Gaya districts.
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 to bacterial or viral infections of the brain, injection of toxic substances or increased complications of an infectious disease.
Source: IANS
