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Uttar Pradesh
Of the 235 patients of encephalitis found in five scrubs
Hindustan team, Gorakhpur
Last updated: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 07:50 PM IST
Scrub [typhus] is not responsible for encephalitis in the purvanchal. Most of the patients admitted in the BRD Medical College till now this year have not found signs of scrub [typhus]. This has been revealed in the recent release of NIV. After this, researchers researching the theory of scrub [typhus] have come to the fore.
Since January this year, 245 patients suffering from encephalitis have been admitted in BRD Medical College. Of these, 80 patients have died. Of these, 235 patients were sent NIV to check blood and spin[al fluid] sampling.
Only five patients found in scrubs
Recently, the Niv released the report. This report has shocking disclosures. In the investigation of the NIV, only five patients were diagnosed with scrub [typhus]. Of these, two patients from Gorakhpur and Deoria and one in Kushinagar are included. [Scrub typhus] has not been found in 230 patients in the investigation of the NIV.
Last year, 60% of patients [tested positive for scrub typhus]
Last year, 60 percent of encephalitis patients were diagnosed with scrub [typhus]. After this, the doctors of ICMR and BRD told [scrub typhus] the main reason for encephalitis. In view of the doctors report, the government also directed the AES patients in all hospitals of the Purvanchal to essentially give one medication from antibiotic [doxycycline] or azithromycin. The report released by this year so far has erupted the theory of scrub [typhus]. Although experts of NIV believe that it is too early to make any conclusions.
Bacterial disease is scrub [typhus]
This is a disease caused by bacteria. This bacteria occurs in the saliva of a particular type of insect. This [larva] lives in the body of large [mammals], rats or squirrels. It is also called [chigger]. When this [mite larva] bites small children, then bacteria through saliva get into the blood of children.
It's symptom
In this there is a high fever in children. The fever lasts for seven to 14 days. As the pain in the head and muscles goes away, the rash turns out on the body. In some cases the patient also comes in shock. As the disease progresses, it also affects the functioning of the vital organ in the patient's body. It can also cause death of the patient.
The main cause of encephalitis in the purvanchal is not scrub [typhus]. This theory was introduced to confuse the public and the government. Exact treatment of scrub [typhus] is present. If the claims of the researchers presenting this theory have diminished, then the number of deaths decreases.
Dr RN Singh, Chief Campaigner, Encephalitis Elimination Program
https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-...n-2076548.html
Gorakhpur Study Finds Only 2 Per Cent Encephalitis Patients Have Scrub Typhus – Theory Discredited?
by Swati Goel Sharma
- Jul 20, 2018, 10:42 am
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A much-awaited study on the presence of Scrub Typhus in AES patients in 2018 is out. An exclusive report by Hindi daily Hindustan says that only five out of 235 AES patients have been found to have Scrub Typhus. This is merely 2 per cent positivity, which is in sharp contrast to the expected 65 per cent positivity.
The Hindustan report gives these details: A total of 245 encephalitis patients have been admitted to BRD hospital since January, out of which 80 have died. Samples of blood and cerebrospinal fluid of 235 patients were sent to the Gorakhpur unit of NIV. The report has found that 230 patients did now show presence of Scrub Typhus. The five patients who did, belong to Gorakhpur, Deoria and Kushinagar districts.
...
But now that the NIV findings have almost discredited the Scrub Typhus theory - at least as of now - critics are questioning why the government gave unnecessary antibiotics to patients at all. Dr R N Singh, a former BRD doctor and long-time campaigner against encephalitis, told Swarajya that he had always objected to the Scrub Typhus study because "it just didn't make sense".
"I was a part of the Indian Medical Association meet when the study was first presented. My argument was that Scrub Typhus mainly occurs in cool weather, so an epidemic isn’t quite possible in this region. But at that time, my arguments were ignored," Dr Singh told Swarajya over the phone.
Going by decades of experience, Dr Singh suspects Enterovirus to be the cause in 75 per cent of cases and has always emphasised on better sanitation as the solution. It is to be noted that AES is not a diagnosis, it is merely a clinical term for a wide spectrum of diseases that manifest as brain inflammation. Simply put, AES is a huge category of diseases and can be caused by any of the three dozen bugs including various viruses, bacteria and fungi.
The NIV report, however, doesn't settle the debate on Scrub Typhus, as per Dr Pushkar Anand, additional director at BRD. He told Swarajya over the phone, "The NIV report is not 100 per cent authentic. There are loopholes."
Dr Anand didn't elaborate on the loopholes saying it's "controversial", but told Swarajya that the hospital will continue to give antibiotics for Scrub Typhus. "There is still no consensus," he said, politely declining to speak further on the matter.
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https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/gorakh...ry-discredited
Uttar Pradesh
Of the 235 patients of encephalitis found in five scrubs
Hindustan team, Gorakhpur
Last updated: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 07:50 PM IST
Scrub [typhus] is not responsible for encephalitis in the purvanchal. Most of the patients admitted in the BRD Medical College till now this year have not found signs of scrub [typhus]. This has been revealed in the recent release of NIV. After this, researchers researching the theory of scrub [typhus] have come to the fore.
Since January this year, 245 patients suffering from encephalitis have been admitted in BRD Medical College. Of these, 80 patients have died. Of these, 235 patients were sent NIV to check blood and spin[al fluid] sampling.
Only five patients found in scrubs
Recently, the Niv released the report. This report has shocking disclosures. In the investigation of the NIV, only five patients were diagnosed with scrub [typhus]. Of these, two patients from Gorakhpur and Deoria and one in Kushinagar are included. [Scrub typhus] has not been found in 230 patients in the investigation of the NIV.
Last year, 60% of patients [tested positive for scrub typhus]
Last year, 60 percent of encephalitis patients were diagnosed with scrub [typhus]. After this, the doctors of ICMR and BRD told [scrub typhus] the main reason for encephalitis. In view of the doctors report, the government also directed the AES patients in all hospitals of the Purvanchal to essentially give one medication from antibiotic [doxycycline] or azithromycin. The report released by this year so far has erupted the theory of scrub [typhus]. Although experts of NIV believe that it is too early to make any conclusions.
Bacterial disease is scrub [typhus]
This is a disease caused by bacteria. This bacteria occurs in the saliva of a particular type of insect. This [larva] lives in the body of large [mammals], rats or squirrels. It is also called [chigger]. When this [mite larva] bites small children, then bacteria through saliva get into the blood of children.
It's symptom
In this there is a high fever in children. The fever lasts for seven to 14 days. As the pain in the head and muscles goes away, the rash turns out on the body. In some cases the patient also comes in shock. As the disease progresses, it also affects the functioning of the vital organ in the patient's body. It can also cause death of the patient.
The main cause of encephalitis in the purvanchal is not scrub [typhus]. This theory was introduced to confuse the public and the government. Exact treatment of scrub [typhus] is present. If the claims of the researchers presenting this theory have diminished, then the number of deaths decreases.
Dr RN Singh, Chief Campaigner, Encephalitis Elimination Program
https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-...n-2076548.html
Gorakhpur Study Finds Only 2 Per Cent Encephalitis Patients Have Scrub Typhus – Theory Discredited?
by Swati Goel Sharma
- Jul 20, 2018, 10:42 am
...
A much-awaited study on the presence of Scrub Typhus in AES patients in 2018 is out. An exclusive report by Hindi daily Hindustan says that only five out of 235 AES patients have been found to have Scrub Typhus. This is merely 2 per cent positivity, which is in sharp contrast to the expected 65 per cent positivity.
The Hindustan report gives these details: A total of 245 encephalitis patients have been admitted to BRD hospital since January, out of which 80 have died. Samples of blood and cerebrospinal fluid of 235 patients were sent to the Gorakhpur unit of NIV. The report has found that 230 patients did now show presence of Scrub Typhus. The five patients who did, belong to Gorakhpur, Deoria and Kushinagar districts.
...
But now that the NIV findings have almost discredited the Scrub Typhus theory - at least as of now - critics are questioning why the government gave unnecessary antibiotics to patients at all. Dr R N Singh, a former BRD doctor and long-time campaigner against encephalitis, told Swarajya that he had always objected to the Scrub Typhus study because "it just didn't make sense".
"I was a part of the Indian Medical Association meet when the study was first presented. My argument was that Scrub Typhus mainly occurs in cool weather, so an epidemic isn’t quite possible in this region. But at that time, my arguments were ignored," Dr Singh told Swarajya over the phone.
Going by decades of experience, Dr Singh suspects Enterovirus to be the cause in 75 per cent of cases and has always emphasised on better sanitation as the solution. It is to be noted that AES is not a diagnosis, it is merely a clinical term for a wide spectrum of diseases that manifest as brain inflammation. Simply put, AES is a huge category of diseases and can be caused by any of the three dozen bugs including various viruses, bacteria and fungi.
The NIV report, however, doesn't settle the debate on Scrub Typhus, as per Dr Pushkar Anand, additional director at BRD. He told Swarajya over the phone, "The NIV report is not 100 per cent authentic. There are loopholes."
Dr Anand didn't elaborate on the loopholes saying it's "controversial", but told Swarajya that the hospital will continue to give antibiotics for Scrub Typhus. "There is still no consensus," he said, politely declining to speak further on the matter.
...
https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/gorakh...ry-discredited
