Braindeath
Another viral maniac has claimed 200 lives -- including those of 75 children below the age of 10 -- in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar.
The state's health department officials of suspect that the culprit is viral encephalitis, which leads to inflammation of the brain tissues and subsequent brain damage. However, they maintain that this can be confirmed only after testing the spinal fluid of individual patients.
An investigative team of experts from the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi, has reached Muzaffarpur. Meanwhile, the district administration, hoping to contain criticism over its delay in sending doctors to the affected areas, has reportedly taken recourse to ddt and a belated cleanliness drive.