Since its first outbreak in 1978 as many as 6500 children have died due to the disease. Still not enough has been done for its prevention and just this year there have been 350 deaths (mostly children) in Uttar Pradesh due to the disease. According to PTI 15 of the 350 deaths have occurred in the past few days. 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
