Recurring outbreaks of acute encephalitis syndrome cases in Bihar: A conundrum for experts and health system

[...]if there is no glycogen reserve, the glycogen breaks into glucose, and when the shortage further increases, even fats start burning. [...]if a child sleeps without food, this whole physiological process gets completed by wee hours of the day, and then the kid gets fever with convulsions and at...

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Published in:Indian journal of community medicine 2019-10, Vol.44 (4), p.403-403
Main Authors: Sunderam, Shalini, Kumar, Dewesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Encephalitis
Encephalopathy
Epidemics
Health care industry
International economic relations
Letter to Editor
Malnutrition
Physicians
Surveillance
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Summary:[...]if there is no glycogen reserve, the glycogen breaks into glucose, and when the shortage further increases, even fats start burning. [...]if a child sleeps without food, this whole physiological process gets completed by wee hours of the day, and then the kid gets fever with convulsions and at times s/he loses consciousness. The awareness level is poor and has to be increased by rein enforcing health education among the masses regarding the food habits, nutrition, and health-seeking behavior. [...]nutritional status of the children has to be improved to control the menace to occur in the future.
ISSN:0970-0218
1998-3581
DOI:10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_342_19