2023-07-11 19:00:00
Peru is experiencing an explosion in the number of cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome. – Credit:ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP
Peru has declared a national health emergency for three months. Since the start of the year, the country has experienced an explosion in the number of cases Guillain-Barré syndrome. The 33 million inhabitants and the 25 regions of the country are concerned. A report drawn up by the Peruvian Ministry of Health reports four deaths since January and the number of cases stands at 182. If 147 patients have now recovered, they are still 31 to be hospitalized.
Guillain-Barré syndrome is an inflammatory autoimmune disease. The inflammation affects the peripheral nerves causing muscle weakness that most often begins in the legs. It can go as far as paralysis and attack the respiratory muscles, then the nerves of the head and neck. In 20 to 30% of patients, there is damage to the chest muscles, making it difficult to breathe, reports the world health organization which states that “although it can affect people of any age, this disease is more common in adulthood and in male subjects”.
A link with an infection?
What are the symptoms ? Guillain-Barré syndrome is manifested by symptoms of varying severity from one person to another. It reaches “the nerves allowing to perceive the sensations (heat, cold, etc.), as well as those controlling the muscular movements (to walk, breathe, swallow, speak, etc.)”, details Orphanet. The reference site […] Read more
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