NEW DELHI, India - It had already reached to 211 persons who died from a sickness outbreak which was called Japanese encephalitis in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh state.
Majority of those who died were children and the regional health officials have warned that there's a possibility that the death toll will increase.
It was found out that the encephalitis virus is transferred supposedly by mosquito from swine to person.
It had already reached to 1,299 who were infected of the said virus and it is expected also to increase up to 3,500.
The Japanese encephalitis might be the cause of brain inflammation which would then result to brain damage.
The symptoms were headache, seizure and fever. According to health experts, over 70 million youth in India are in danger of encephalitis.
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