A rare neurological disease is spreading in the Gaza Strip, particularly among children, Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. It attributed the spread of Guillain-Barre syndrome to increasingly poor nutrition and severe pollution of the drinking water in the enclave.
A rare neurological disease is spreading in the Gaza Strip, particularly among children, Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday. It attributed the spread of Guillain-Barre syndrome to increasingly poor nutrition and severe pollution of the drinking water in the enclave.
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Gaza has recently seen a surge in Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause full-body paralysis in extreme cases.
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