Acute Encephalitis Syndrome

ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS SYNDROME   For: Preliminary Topic covers: AES – Causes, Symptoms, and Precautions   News Flash At least 28 children have died in the last one month in Muzaffarpur district of north Bihar, allegedly due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES), which is locally known as Chamki bukhar (brain fever). Background Every year during summer time, especially in the season of luscious fruit litchi, AES outbreak gets reported and takes the lives of children in…

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