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• Sep 29, 2022 | Guriya Khatun

As per Dr. Alok Varma, a neurologist at GSVM Medical CollegeANE is rare, . An MRI examination revealed edoema and blood clotting in the brain.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital
Desk: An outbreak of acute necrotizing encephalitis has been reported in Kanpur
(ANE). More than 30 medical students are sick with high fever after this sickness
was contracted by the doctors at the GSVM medical institution.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">In
seven of them, ANE has been verified.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The
first case was recorded earlier this week when a third-year student from
Barabanki was taken to the intensive care unit at LLR hospital with a high
fever and a terrible headache.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">On
Tuesday, ANE infection was determined to be present in her.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Later,
the patient fell into a coma and is now receiving life support, according to
representatives of the medical college.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">According
to them, 69 student blood samples were drawn on Tuesday and Wednesday and
forwarded to King George's Medical University in Lucknow for analysis.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Within
four days of more than 20 pigs being found dead, an ANE outbreak and fever
spread over the campus of the medical college.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Five
medicos with ANE have been admitted to the special maternity department; two of
them are on a ventilator, according to a senior physician.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">A
pupil was admitted to LLR hospital with a high fever and a terrible headache,
according to vice principal Dr. Richa Giri.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">She
passed out and was currently in a comatose state. The results of the medical
tests revealed she had an ANE infection that had migrated to her brain. She has
told her parents.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Following
this, six more students with ANE symptoms were identified when the medics
inspected the students in the boys' and girls' dorms on Wednesday.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Three
students—two from para-2 and one from the final year—were in their third year.
According to Giri, one was sent directly to the ICU while five others were
rushed to a special maternity department. She noted that they all have ANE.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">More
than 30 students had fever and a bad headache, and special teams were keeping
an eye on them.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The
medical college administration has cancelled the final exams due to the current
circumstances. According to Dr. Giri, the students said that they were unfit
to take these tests, hence the decision was made.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">In
the meantime, 16 more dead pigs were discovered on campus by a team of medical
professionals that included Dr. Yashwant Rao and Dr. Anand Narain Singh.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">They
were all buried on the campus.

minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Dr.
Ganesh Shankar, a spokesman for the medical institution, said it was possible
that the pigs and the unsanitary circumstances they created caused to the
disease spreading on the campus.

As per Dr. Alok Varma, a neurologist at GSVM Medical College minor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">ANE
is rare, . An MRI examination had revealed edoema and blood clotting in the
brain.

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