TWO CHILDREN under the age of ten have been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), a rare neurological disorder, marking the first reported cases in West Bengal. The children, aged 8 and 7, are under treatment at the Institute of Child Health (ICH) in Kolkata, with both requiring respiratory support, doctors said on Tuesday.

The number of suspected Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) cases in Pune has risen to 111, with one death reported, according to health officials. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has urged residents in affected areas to boil water used for drinking and cooking as a preventive measure.

Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a rare autoimmune disorder where the immune system attacks peripheral nerves, causing weakness, tingling, and sometim

“Usually, the immune system fights back the microbe but in some patients, it malfunctions and mistakenly attacks and damages the nervous system, particularly the peripheral nerves linked to limb movements,” says Dr Umesh Vaidya, head of Neonatology, Ankura Hospital.

As Maharashtra registers over 100 cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), the Director General Indian Council of Medical Research Dr Rajiv Bahl said that the cases are under investigation as a team of experts have collected various samples.

A 40-year-old man from Solapur died from suspected Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) in Pune, Maharashtra. The rare immunological nerve disorder has seen

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is not new and has been found in the country before, said Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar.

One person is believed to have died in India's Maharashtra state in an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) - a neurological disease that causes numbness, weakness and pain - and the number of cases is rising,

A 40-year-old man in Maharashtra's Solapur died due to the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), state health minister Prakash Abitkar told ANI on Monday. It is the first death in the state due to the immunological nerve disorder.

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is rare, but most cases follow an infection with a virus or bacteria. GBS affects the nerves that control muscle movement and impacts immune system.

According to the latest report, a man suspected to have contracted the condition has died in Maharashtra's Solapur district and had a travel history in Pune, said the health officials in a news agency.