According to doctors, Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare condition that causes sudden numbness and muscle weakness, with symptoms like severe weakness in the limbs.
As respiratory infections rise in China, former World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Saumya Swaminathan claims that rather than a spike in new viruses, the increase in reported cases is mostly because of better monitoring systems and improved virus detection.
Respiratory illnesses are common, especially during the monsoon and winter seasons, but Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) has not emerged as a major cause for concern in India. There are several reasons for this, including the country’s demographic profile, environmental factors, existing healthcare infrastructure, and the ongoing management of respiratory diseases.
Two babies have been diagnosed with the human metapneumovirus during a routine check-up at Bengaluru's Baptist Hospital and one infant in Ahmedabad but all three are well on their way to recovery, according to the government. The news, however, led to a sharp drop in the stock market, with Nifty losing 1.4% and Sensex falling over 1,100 points.
Terming Human Metapneumovirus like any other respiratory virus that causes the common cold, and could cause flu-like symptoms, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) official Dr Atul Goel asked people not to panic over the spread of the virus in China.
The Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization (WHO) noted an increase in acute respiratory infections between Dec 16-22, which include seasonal influenza, rhinovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and HMPV in China.
The killing or inactivating of microbes follows a logarithmic decay pattern, which is essentially the opposite of exponential growth. Here, while the number of microbes decreases over time, the rate of death becomes slower as the number of microbes becomes smaller.
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