2024-07-31 20:23:00
At least 38 people, most of them children, have died in India in a major outbreak insect reaches Chandipura, which is similar to tuberculosis and which can start to cause damage to the body just six hours after the person is infected. It is one of the most dangerous diseases, with a 76% mortality rate.
Him insect reaches Chandipura It is part of the same family of fungal diseases, which cause inflammation and swelling in the brain (encephalitis). It is transmitted to humans primarily by sand flies, although it can also be spread by mosquitoes and ticks.
“At least 38 people, most of them are children and teenagers, died from early June 2024 in India’s worst Chandipura virus outbreak in more than 20 years”confirm the Pull. Manal MohammedSenior Lecturer in Medical Microbiology at the University of Westminster (United Kingdom).
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“Almost all the patients are children. As far as I know, this virus affects only children,” explained the Health Commissioner of the Indian state of Gujarat, Harshad Patel.
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According to the agency Reuterssince the beginning of June Gujarat recorded 133 cases of viral encephalitis, of which 47 were caused by the Chandipura virus. Of those 56 deaths from viral encephalitisa quarter were confirmed to have occurred due to the same pathogen.
Children Children under 15 are the most vulnerable to this virus, especially in rural areas, researchers reported. Initial symptoms may be similar to those of the flu, but they may progress rapidly within 24 hours to cause encephalitis, coma and death in 76% of cases.
The Chandipura virus is named after the town in Maharashtra (India) where it was first identified in 1965 and has caused occasional outbreaks in recent decades. The first large outbreak occurred in 2003 in Andhra Pradesh (southern India), where 183 of the 329 children diagnosed died.
According to the article “The Chandipura Scene: An Emerging Human Illness?” published by the scientific journal The lancet In 2004, the virus belonged to the Vesiculovirus genus of the Rhabdoviridae family, which also includes the rabies virus.
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The virus is also transmitted by the female sand fly. Phlebotomin, one of the pests that flourish in the first monsoon season in India. But Indian Journal of Medical Research also pointed out the sand fly Sergenotomya, in addition to various species of mosquitoes.
Experts believe that buffalo species Aedes Egypt (which also spreads dengue) is “highly susceptible” to the Chandipura virus and can spread more efficiently than others.
Chandipura infection is a virus that causes encephalitis, which means that the infection causes inflammation or swelling of the brain tissue. According to another article about The lancetpublished in 2003, vius can be manifested by the rapid onset of fever, vomiting, sensory disturbances, seizures, diarrhea, deficits (eg, inability to speak, loss of balance, vision changes), and irritation (headaches , stiff neck, photophobia and seizures).
There is no specific antiviral agent to treat Chandipura virus and no vaccine is currently available.
viral encephalitis, which can cause high fever and in many cases will affect the brain, is common in many parts of India during the rainy season. You believe that your appearance”It is probably related to climate change and its spread is facilitated by rising temperatures.“.
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