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LAST MINUTE… ‘MYSTERY DISEASE’ PANIC! 50 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DIED…
The disease, which came with symptoms such as high fever, headaches, fluid loss and nausea, saw some admitted to hospital with redness on their arms and legs. The disease, which caused children to die ‘quickly’, in particular in the second most populous country on Tuesday, caused fear to the world.
From India, where the fastest-spreading variant has already been seen on earth for the first time, and where the black fungus that causes patients ‘ eyes to be gouged out affects thousands of people, there is another chilling news.
The mysterious disease in northern India has killed 50 people, most of them children, in the last week, and the panic felt in the second most populous country has spread around the world.
Hundreds of people were admitted to hospital in Uttar Pradesh state complaining of high fevers, headaches, fluid loss and nausea, some with rashes on their arms and legs.
The BBC reports that for a week in some cities in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, children have been waking up from their beds in the morning with a high fever and sweat.
Scientists are investigating why patients lose their lives. Dengue fever, transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes, could be the likely cause of the deaths, doctors say.
A senior health official in the Firuzabad region, Dr. reports that children brought to the hospital died very quickly.
None of the 50 patients who died tested positive for coronavirus. In Firuzabad alone, 32 children died last week as a result of the mysterious illness.
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CHILDREN IN HOSPITAL ARE IN CRITICAL CONDITION
12 children died in one day in Firuzabad, 72 of the 135 children treated at the Medical School in the region are in severe condition and are fighting for their lives.
Dengue fever, seen for centuries in the tropical belt, is common in India in four different types. The disease, transmitted from female mosquitoes, especially affects children.
In India, the third country where the Coronavirus outbreak has led to the highest number of deaths, according to official figures, panic is striking in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s most populous state, because of the mysterious disease.
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4 MILLION DIFFERENCE IN DEATH TOLL
But contrary to official figures, Statistics recorded over the course of a year in India showed that more than 4 million people lost their lives compared to the same period in 2019-2020.
The most common variant of coronavirus, Delta, was first detected in India in October last year. Delta, which spreads faster than all variants, also led to different symptoms.
Prof. says that among those caught with the Delta variant, symptoms such as headaches, sore throats and runny nose are most common, with younger patients feeling ‘more like they’re having a severe cold’.
India has been on the world agenda in recent months with the Delta variant as well as the ‘black fungus-mucormycosis’ disease. This aggressive fungal infection, which is rare and affects the nose, eyes and sometimes the brain, is fatal.
Many of those with mucormycosis, which affects thousands of people in India, were admitted to hospital after they began to lose their sight, making treatment difficult.
In cases that are late in treatment, the eye must be removed so that the infection does not reach the brain. In some cases, doctors may need to remove both eyes, and in some rare cases, they may need to remove the jawbone.
Symptoms of the disease include blackening or decolorization of the skin around the nose, bleeding or blockage in the nose, chest pain, shortness of breath, blood coming from coughing, swelling or pain in the eye, blurred or double vision, and blindness at the last stage.
It has been linked to mucormycosis, problems with the immune system and diabetes. It is believed that the increase in the use of certain steroid-type drugs used to treat Covid-19 and suppress the immune system has led to an increase in this infection.
According to data from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 54 percent of mucormycosis cases end in death. But this rate can vary depending on the patient’s general condition and which part of the body the infection affects.
Black fungus disease is not contagious; that is, there is no human-to-human or animal-to-human transmission. But with fungal spores in the air or in the environment, this mold fungus can spread.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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