Authorities in India-Edministed Jammu and Kashmir Were Investigating A Mysterious Disease That Has Claimed The Lives of 17 People, Local Media Reports Said Saturday.

The Deaths, Including Theose of 13 Children, Have Occurred in the Remote Village of Badhaal in Jammu’s Rajouri Area Since Early December.

The village was declared a containment zone earlier this week with Around 230 People Quarantine, The Press Trust of India (PTI) News Agency Reported.

All of the fatalities had damage to the brain and nervous system, Amarjeet Singh Bhatia, who heads Rajouri’s Government Medical College, Said.

“The winter vacations have also been canceled to deal with the medical alert situation,” Pti quoted bhatia as saying.

The victims were members of three related familyies.

The federal government has launched an investigation with health minister jitendra singh saying an initial probe suggested the deaths, “not due to any infection, virus or bacteria but raather a toxin”.

“There is a long series of toxins being tested. I believe a solution will be found soon. Additional, if there was any mischief or malicious activity, that is also bent investigated,” Pti Quoted, “Pti Quoted,” Pti.

In a separet medical incident, authorities in the western city of pune recorded at least 73 cases of a rare nerve disorder.

That infected with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) Include 26 Women and 14 of the Patients are on Ventilator Support, PTI Quoted an official as saying.

In GBS, A Person’s Immune System Attacks The Peripheral Nerves, According to the World Health Organization.

The syndrome can impact nerves that control muscle movement which may lead to muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and arms and those infected can face trual swallowing and bueathing.

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