Mysterious Illness Strikes Eregi Girls Secondary School in Kenya, Affecting 95 Students
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A perplexing health crisis has unfolded at Eregi Girls Secondary School in Kenya, as 95 students find themselves hospitalized across various medical facilities due to an outbreak of an enigmatic illness.
Reports indicate that the affected students have been admitted to Kakamega County General Hospital (KCGH), Iguhu Hospital, and Shibwe sub-county hospitals. The alarming development has raised concerns among the school's community and the broader region.
According to information obtained from NTV Kenya, the students were hospitalized after exhibiting symptoms that resulted in paralysis of their limbs. The nature of this ailment has left both students and medical professionals puzzled.
Management at the schools has disclosed that the current breakdown of hospitalized students is as follows: 29 are under treatment at Iguhu Hospital, 39 at Kakamega Referral Hospital, 31 at Mukumu Mission Hospital, and 14 at Shibwe Hospital.
Speaking on the condition that has led to the loss of sensation in the students' limbs, an anonymous nurse suggested that it could be attributed to an electrolyte imbalance. She clarified that this condition typically involves a depletion of bodily fluids, which has been observed in many of the afflicted students.
"This condition is called electrolyte imbalance, a condition that leads to loss of fluids in the body," the nurse explained, shedding some light on the potential cause.
This disconcerting incident follows a similar health crisis that struck Mukumu Girls High School in Kenya just months ago. On April 3, the school was temporarily closed due to an outbreak of a mysterious illness that resulted in over 100 students being hospitalized.
Symptoms reported among the students included vomiting, diarrhea, and high fever, prompting immediate precautionary measures to prevent further spread of the disease. Subsequent investigations by the Ministry of Health revealed that the students had consumed food contaminated with human waste, with Enterotoxigenic E. coli and Salmonella typhi identified as the causes of the illness, as reported by Acting Director General for Health Patrick Amoth.
