Dec. 8, 2020 — Greater than 300 folks in India had been hospitalized with a “thriller sickness” over the weekend, and there was one loss of life.
The sufferers within the southern state of Andhra Pradesh had symptoms just like these related to epilepsy, together with complications, nausea, vomiting and seizures, CBS Information reported.
Dozens of individuals in Eluru metropolis began falling sick on Saturday night time, with some shedding consciousness. By Monday morning, 315 folks with the unexplained sickness had been in an area hospital. None of them examined constructive for COVID-19.
Greater than 150 of the sufferers had been launched after remedy, CBS Information reported.
Blood checks, brain scans or cerebral spinal fluid checks haven’t revealed the reason for the sickness, and docs had been nonetheless ready on some blood cultures and checks to verify for E. coli micro organism.
It wasn’t instantly clear whether or not the sickness may be infectious. Main well being specialists from throughout India had been anticipated to reach in Eluru this week to assist examine the sickness, CBS Information reported.