Well being officers met with specialists and issued an SoP mandating hospitals to offer pressing take care of GBS sufferers and report case particulars. Representational picture
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Three individuals in West Bengal have died after reportedly exhibiting signs of the Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), probably marking the States’ first few casualties from the illness that has affected round 110 folks in Maharashtra to date.
In keeping with Well being division sources, 17 individuals in West Bengal have been presently receiving remedy for the illness.
In keeping with public well being specialists, GBS is an autoimmune neurological dysfunction during which one’s personal immune system assaults the peripheral nervous system. Weak point within the muscle tissues and paralysis of the limbs are signs usually related to this dysfunction.
Satinath Lohar, a 48-year-old man from Dhaniakhali in West Bengal’s Hooghly district handed away upon arrival at Medical Faculty, Kolkata on Wednesday (January 29, 2025), after being recognized with suspected GBS by a personal medical practitioner the identical morning. In keeping with his preliminary prescription, his signs included diarrhoea for 4 days, weak point in his limbs and diminishing reflexes.
Debkumar Sau, 10, from Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas, died on Sunday (January 26, 2025) additionally after reportedly being affected by GBS.
In keeping with hospital sources, he was admitted early final week to Dr. BC Roy Memorial Hospital for Kids and placed on ventilator help earlier than he handed away on Sunday (January 26, 2025). The preliminary signs included paralysis of the decrease physique and consequent stress on his respiratory system.
In the meantime, two extra kids with suspected GBS have been presently below remedy on the identical hospital. In keeping with hospital sources, certainly one of them was in a essential situation.
On January 21, a 17-year-old Aritra Mandal from Amdanga in North 24 Parganas was admitted to an area hospital complaining of numbness in his limbs. He was later admitted to NRS Medical Faculty and Hospital on January 23 however his situation reportedly deteriorated quickly. He handed away on Monday (January 27, 2025).
In his demise certificates, the reason for demise was recorded as “septic shock, myocarditis in suspected case of Guillain-Barré Syndrome”.
Well being division sources have stated that GBS will not be a brand new or uncommon illness and that the scenario within the State is being intently monitored. On Wednesday (January 29, 2025), Well being division officers performed a high-level assembly with public well being specialists and issued an SoP to all hospitals within the State, mandating pressing medical care to all GBS sufferers and that each one case particulars be reported to the division.
Printed – January 29, 2025 11:29 pm IST
