News of death of nearly 70 childrens from Gorakhpur suffering from Viral encephalitis shocked the whole nation. Japanese Encephalitis is endemic and usually brings forth a hugh mortality of children since so many years but still with shame we are unable to control it as our health doesnot reach to the door of poor and neglected due to hugh corruption and lack of our committment to include downtrodden and poor in to it with meagre health budget. Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a viral infection of the human brain spread through mosquito bites.
JE virus or JEV is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Culex species of mosquitoes, particularly Culex tritaeniorhynchus and causes inflammation or swelling in the brain. Domestic pigs and wild birds (especially herons) are reservoirs of the virus. Mosquitoes that feed on infected animals can become infected with the virus and then…
