Neurological diseases are rare in young people in their twenties and thirties. This is why a new disease is of particular concern to Canadian doctors, reports us Science and the Future.
In addition, it affects young people in good health, according to a source working within the Vitalité Health Network, responsible for hospitals and health services in the Canadian province of New Brunswick, who alerted The Guardian.
According to this anonymous source, the number of cases has been increasing for more than two years in this region located east of Montreal, on the Atlantic coast, and the symptoms “seem to evolve very quickly”.
“The sensation that insects swarm on their skin”
And the symptoms are very concerning: rapid weight loss, insomnia, difficulty moving and thinking, and even intense hallucinations, such as “the sensation of insects crawling on their skin.” Even more serious, the source of The Guardian speaks of a cognitive decline occurring “following 18 to 36 months” and which can lead to death.
Forty cases of this disturbing disease had already been detected in March 2021 in the region, without the origin being known. To the official figure of 48 people affected might now be added a hundred others, according to the same source: “I am worried regarding them and we owe them an explanation. “
The environmental track has already been mentioned since nine people have developed symptoms at the same time, and two of them have been in contact. The Mind Clinic of the Canadian city of Moncton, specializing in neurological disorders, is investigating to find out more. Experts are exploring the trail of a neurological disease apart.
