Lead and Nickel found in the blood of people with mystery illness in Andhra Pradesh

Lead and Nickel found in the blood of people with mystery illness in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh, Dec 9: Traces of lead and nickel are present in the blood of the people who contracted the mystery illness in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru, doctors from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences have found. The number of people reporting symptoms went up to 556 on Tuesday. 458 people were discharged and only 98 patients are still in hospital undergoing tests. More than 45 children below the age of 12 were among the patients. All complained of convulsions, shortness of breath, nausea and fainting. One person, a 45-year-old, died on December 5. Doctors have been trying to diagnose the illness, which struck parts of the town last week amid the Covid pandemic. A battery of teams from various medical organisations and hospitals are working to detect the cause.”More tests are being conducted by Indian Institute of Chemical Technology and other institutes and the results are expected soon,” the Chief Minister’s Office release said.

By: R News India 24