Young ECG technician of R G Kar dies of GBS

A 22-year-old ECG technician of R G Kar Medical College and Hospital died of Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) at the hospital on Friday, sources said on Saturday.

Sheikh Khairul, a resident of Suti in Murshidabad district, was admitted to the hospital on 15 February showing GBS-like symptoms of severe muscle weakness, abnormalities in walking, fatigue, high blood pressure, abnormal heart rhythm, shortness in breath etc.

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Medical experts say that GBS damages different vital organs of patients affected by the bacteria-borne disease.

Recently, there has been a severe outbreak of GBS in Pune of Maharashtra.