A mystery disease that hit Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru town this weekend has taken at least one life while 290 have fallen sick with symptoms such as nausea, fainting and signs of fits.
Many people , including children, suffering from symptoms of fits and nausea on Saturday, but all of them turned normal within a few minutes . However the number of patients increases rapidly , nearly 300 patients . More than 140 of patients have turned home after treatment at hospital , while the condition of others are stable , the West Godavari district medical and health officials said .
Water samples from the affected areas were sent for testing , but no contamination was reported. Blood samples of the patients was sent but no viral infection were detected. Milk samples were also collected at random and sent for examination.
Andhra Pradesh chief minister Yeduguri Sandinti Jaganmohan Reddy is visit the patient at Eluru hospital on Monday.
