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Organophosphorus Poisoning Behind Wave Of Deaths In J&K, Say Experts

January 27, 2025 admin

Amid the rising cases of the ‘mystery illness’ in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri that has claimed at least 17 lives, experts said that an organophosphorus toxin is causing the disease. According to sources, an antidote to counteract organophosphorus poisoning has been administered and it has worked well for patients who are admitted to hospital. “We have used…

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Leaves Of Doctors Cancelled As Cases Of Mystery Illness Rise In J&K’s Rajouri

January 25, 2025 admin

Rajouri/Jammu: Authorities have cancelled all leaves of doctors and paramedics in the wake of a medical alert following the deaths of 17 people from Badhaal village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district due to a mysterious illness. The number of people sent to quarantine has risen to 230. Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh said the…

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What’s Behind “Mystery Illness” That Claimed 17 Lives In J&K? Doctors Explain

January 24, 2025 admin

Srinagar: Doctors have found the cause behind the “mystery illness” that has claimed at least 17 lives in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri. The deaths had sparked fear and panic in Budhal village over the past month, leading to an inter-ministerial team being formed to find the cause of the illness. A team of health experts…

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Hundreds In UK Town Hit By ”Explosive Diarrhoea” After Consuming Contaminated Tap Water

May 16, 2024 admin

Residents have been ordered to boil water before drinking it A school in UK’s Brixham has been forced to shut after hundreds of people in the town were struck down with a diarrhoea bug caused by contaminated tap water. As per a Metro report, the illness is believed to be linked to cryptosporidium, a parasitic bug…

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Neurosurgeon investigating patient’s mystery symptoms plucks a worm from woman’s brain in Australia

August 29, 2023 admin

This undated photo supplied by Canberra Health Services, shows a parasite in a specimen jar at a Canberra hospital in Australia. | Photo Credit: AP A neurosurgeon investigating a woman’s mystery symptoms in an Australian hospital says she plucked a wriggling worm from the patient’s brain. Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through…

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