Five dead as India faces outbreak of nerve disease - People urged to drink boiled water and avoid uncooked meat and stale food

GBS begins with tingling or numbness in the feet and hands, followed by muscle weakness and difficulty moving joints. Symptoms worsen over two to four weeks, typically starting in the arms and legs. The reported mortality rate varies between three and 13%, depending on severity and quality of health care support.

On the cold morning of January 31, 2006, Nitin Narain, a 25-year-old Delhi native, began experiencing unusual fatigue, accompanied by stiffness in his hands and

GBS is a rare condition in which a person's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms, as well as problems in swallowing or breathing.

A 60-year-old man from Warje Malwadi, who was diagnosed with GBS, passed away at Sassoon General Hospital on Friday. He was admitted on January 16 with severe symptoms.

While 32 from Pune city, 86 from newly added villages in Pune Municipal Corporation limits, 18 from Pimpri Chinchwad, 19 from Pune rural and eight from other districts