A Mysterious Illness Spreading In Andhra Pradesh’ Eluru

A mysterious and undiagnosed illness in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru town has left one person dead and more than 315 admitted to a government hospital on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the cause of the disease has not been established yet. The disease caused people suddenly falling unconscious after suffering from symptoms of fits and nausea.

The number of in-patients, which was 55 on Saturday midnight and 170 by Sunday morning, rose to 270 by evening and 315 by midnight.

A 45-year-old man identified as Sridhar from Vidyanagar area of the city died due to the disease on Sunday evening. Sridhar died of other symptoms as he had recovered from his epilepsy symptoms.

Even after performing the blood tests and CT scan of the brain, there was no root cause or clue found for the disease. Doctors and health experts are still wondering what could lead to the occurrence of the disease.

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has scheduled a visit to Eluru on Monday to visit the patients in the GGH and later hold a review meeting with the West Godavari district official regarding same.