Guillain-Barré Syndrome is an autoimmune disease, which occurs a few weeks after a viral infection. Experts share precautions to take to stop the spread

Maharashtra has reported over 100 cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS), prompting the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to launch an investigation into the outbreak. A team of experts has been deployed to collect and analyse various samples in an effort to determine the cause behind the sudden rise in cases, reported ANI.

One person is believed to have died in India's Maharashtra state in an outbreak of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) - a neurological disease that causes numbness, weakness and pain - and the number of cases is rising,

A 40-year-old man in Maharashtra's Solapur died due to the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), state health minister Prakash Abitkar told ANI on Monday. It is the first death in the state due to the immunological nerve disorder.