Natural calamity at one side and deadly disease outbreak on the other, the state of Assam is indeed going through tough times. While the world and India still feel the horror of the COVID pandemic, Assam is ravaged by floods and now a deadly disease named 'Japanese Encephalitis'. Assam Japanese Encephalitis has claimed at least 16 lives in the flood-hit area and seeing the number of cases emerging, it won't be wrong to say that the viral brain infection is sending chills down the spine of the common people of the Northeast State.
Japanese Encephalitis Assam
Reportedly, Japanese Encephalitis has claimed 16 lives (while writing) in the flood-hit Assam. On Friday, two deaths were reported in Karimganj and one in Sivasagar. In the month of July 16 people have already lost their life due to the deadly Japanese Encephalitis. Notably, a total of 121 cases of Japanese Encephalitis have been registered in the month of July in Assam.
About Japanese Encephalitis
Those wondering or curious to know what is Japanese Encephalitis can read further. The Assam Japanese Encephalitis is not a new disease. Japanese Encephalitis spreads through mosquito bites. The Assam Japanese Encephalitis is a viral brain infection. Many people die in the state every year due to Japanese Encephalitis and malaria, especially during the monsoon flood season which starts in May and extends till October. While it is well known that mosquitoes relish still water, Japanese Encephalitis has been making the lives of people of flood-hit Assam more miserable. Notably, the virus is found in pigs and birds and is passed to mosquitoes when they bite infected animals and so to humans.
Talking about the Assam floods, the condition of the Southeast state of India has been improving. In the past 24 hours, no flood-related deaths have been registered.