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What’s making GBS nerve disorder go viral in Pune

What’s making GBS nerve disorder go viral in Pune

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Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) test, a rare disorder where the body’s immune system damages nerve

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome is a rare nerve disorder. It is not a communicable disease. Why is it spreading like a viral outbreak?

After a raft of viruses that sent waves of fear in the last few years, Guillain-Barré Syndrome or GBS is the latest health scare that has caused ripples across Maharashtra. Mostly known to be associated with rare reaction to vaccines, the condition leads to diarrhoea, weakness, and paralysis of the limbs and sometimes leaving patients in severe respiratory distress requiring ventilator support. The first case of GBS was reported in Pune roughly

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