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Indore Water Contamination Leaves A Woman With Guillain-Barré Syndrome, What Is It?

Another development in the <span>Indore Water Contamination case</span> comes with a 67-year-old woman, identified as Parvati Bai Kondla, showing Guillain-Barré syndrome. This comes after the two fecal bacteria like <a href="https://www.healthandme.com/health-news/explained-indore-water-contamination-linked-to-e-coli-and-klebsiella-bacteria-what-are-they-article-153383866" data-type="tilCustomLink">E coli. and Klebsiella</a> were confirmed on Friday. 

The woman impacted is also from Indore's Bhagirathpura, the epicentre of the water contamination, where a diarrhea outbreak occurred and caused deaths of many people. The woman has now shown symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome or GBS and is currently fighting for her life in a hospital. 

As per the news reports, administration has rejected any such case of GBS, however, doctors who have conducted tests on the woman say that GBS-like symptoms have been indicated. “However, when she was thoroughly examined at our hospital, it was found that she is also suffering from a brain stroke. Treatment is being administered based on all symptoms,” an unnamed official at the hospital told the Economic Times.

Reports say the administration has rejected media reports and claimed no GBS case has been found in Bhagirathpura. “We have not received information about any GBS patient from any local hospital or doctor,” said Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani, Chief Medical and Health Officer.

Parvati is currently on a ventilator and is undergoing dialysis due to kidney failure. Her nervous system is also failing, say reports. Dr Rahul Karode, who is treating Parvati, told NDTV, "She was admitted with acute gastroenteritis and kidney injury. Her blood pressure was very low. Loose motions improved, but reflexes were diminished. NCS showed changes consistent with GBS. We referred her because our hospital does not have advanced facilities. We informed the administration as per instructions.”

<h2>What Is Guillain-Barré syndrome?</h2>

Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare autoimmune condition in which your immune system attacks your peripheral nerves, leading to symptoms like numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness that progress to paralysis. However, with treatment, most people fully recover from the condition.

Doctors say GBS occurs at any age, but it most commonly affects people between 30 and 50 years of age.

Guillain-Barré syndrome is rare. About 100,000 people worldwide develop GBS every year. To put that into perspective, the world population is about 7.8 billion. That means healthcare providers diagnose GBS in about 1 in 78,000 people each year.

Also Read: <a href="https://www.healthandme.com/health-news/sewage-mixing-with-drinking-water-kills-7-in-madhya-pradeshs-indore-over-100-remain-hospitalized-article-153382965" data-type="tilCustomLink">Sewage Mixing With Drinking Water Kills 7 in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Over 100 Remain Hospitalized</a>

<h2>What Are The Common Signs And Symptoms of GBS?</h2>

Since GBS affects your peripheral nerves that control muscle movement, pain signals, and temperature and touch sensations, it causes issues that are related to these functions. The first symptoms of GBS are muscle weakness or tingling sensations, which usually affect both sides of your body and start in your feet and legs and spread up to your arms and face.

Muscle weakness in your legs may make it difficult to walk or climb stairs. A few other symptoms include:

<ul><li>Deep muscular pain in your back and legs</li><li>Paralysis of your legs or arms</li><li>Chest muscle weakness, making you breathless</li><li>Difficulty speaking and swallowing</li><li>Difficulty moving your eyes and vision issues</li></ul>

According to doctors, the symptoms of GBS progress over hours, days, or a few weeks. Most people reach the most severe stage of weakness within the first two weeks after symptoms appear. By the third week, about 90 per cent of people are at their weakest.

Read: Explained: <a href="https://www.healthandme.com/health-news/explained-indore-water-contamination-linked-to-e-coli-and-klebsiella-bacteria-what-are-they-article-153383866" data-type="tilCustomLink">Indore Water Contamination Linked to E. coli and Klebsiella Bacteria — What Are They?</a>

The outbreak occurred due to lapses in civic infrastructure. Investigation revealed that a toilet constructed directly above a main drinking pipeline near a police outpost, without a mandatory safety tank resulted in the <a href="https://www.healthandme.com/health-news/sewage-mixing-with-drinking-water-kills-7-in-madhya-pradeshs-indore-over-100-remain-hospitalized-article-153382965" data-type="tilCustomLink">sewage mixing with drinking water</a>.

Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner Dilip Kumar said, “We have found that in case of the construction of the toilet, no safety tank was constructed beneath it. We are also probing the other lapses.”

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Another development in the Indore Water Contamination case comes with a 67-year-old woman, identified as Parvati Bai Kondla, showing Guillain-Barré syndrome. This comes after the two fecal bacteria like E coli. and Klebsiella were confirmed on Friday. The woman impacted is also from Indore's Bhagirathpura, the epicentre of the water contamination, where a diarrhea outbreak occurred and caused deaths of many people. The woman has now shown symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome or GBS and is currently fighting for her life in a hospital. As per the news reports, administration has rejected any such case of GBS, however, doctors who have conducted tests on the woman say that GBS-like symptoms have been indicated. “However, when she was thoroughly examined at our hospital, it was found that she is also suffering from a brain stroke. Treatment is being administered based on all symptoms,” an unnamed official at the hospital told the Economic Times.Reports say the administration has rejected media reports and claimed no GBS case has been found in Bhagirathpura. “We have not received information about any GBS patient from any local hospital or doctor,” said Dr Madhav Prasad Hasani, Chief Medical and Health Officer.Parvati is currently on a ventilator and is undergoing dialysis due to kidney failure. Her nervous system is also failing, say reports. Dr Rahul Karode, who is treating Parvati, told NDTV, "She was admitted with acute gastroenteritis and kidney injury. Her blood pressure was very low. Loose motions improved, but reflexes were diminished. NCS showed changes consistent with GBS. We referred her because our hospital does not have advanced facilities. We informed the administration as per instructions.”What Is Guillain-Barré syndrome?Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare autoimmune condition in which your immune system attacks your peripheral nerves, leading to symptoms like numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness that progress to paralysis. However, with treatment, most people fully recover from the condition.Doctors say GBS occurs at any age, but it most commonly affects people between 30 and 50 years of age.Guillain-Barré syndrome is rare. About 100,000 people worldwide develop GBS every year. To put that into perspective, the world population is about 7.8 billion. That means healthcare providers diagnose GBS in about 1 in 78,000 people each year.Also Read: Sewage Mixing With Drinking Water Kills 7 in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Over 100 Remain HospitalizedWhat Are The Common Signs And Symptoms of GBS?Since GBS affects your peripheral nerves that control muscle movement, pain signals, and temperature and touch sensations, it causes issues that are related to these functions. The first symptoms of GBS are muscle weakness or tingling sensations, which usually affect both sides of your body and start in your feet and legs and spread up to your arms and face.Muscle weakness in your legs may make it difficult to walk or climb stairs. A few other symptoms include:Deep muscular pain in your back and legsParalysis of your legs or armsChest muscle weakness, making you breathlessDifficulty speaking and swallowingDifficulty moving your eyes and vision issuesAccording to doctors, the symptoms of GBS progress over hours, days, or a few weeks. Most people reach the most severe stage of weakness within the first two weeks after symptoms appear. By the third week, about 90 per cent of people are at their weakest.Read: Explained: Indore Water Contamination Linked to E. coli and Klebsiella Bacteria — What Are They?What Happened In Indore?The outbreak occurred due to lapses in civic infrastructure. Investigation revealed that a toilet constructed directly above a main drinking pipeline near a police outpost, without a mandatory safety tank resulted in the sewage mixing with drinking water.Indore Municipal Corporation Commissioner Dilip Kumar said, “We have found that in case of the construction of the toilet, no safety tank was constructed beneath it. We are also probing the other lapses.”

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