<p>Pune: The tally of suspected and confirmed Gullain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in Maharashtra reached 211 on Tuesday with the detection of a fresh case, officials said.</p>.<p>Of these, 183 are confirmed cases of the rare nerve disorder, they said.</p>.<p>GBS is a rare condition in which a person's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms, as well as problems swallowing or breathing.</p>.Karnataka Health department ramps up diarrhea surveillance to prevent GBS in state.<p>Of the total 211 cases, 42 are from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 94 from newly-added villages in the PMC area, 32 from neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), 33 from Pune's rural parts and 10 from other districts.</p>.<p>"A total of 139 patients have been discharged so far, while 39 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 18 others on ventilators," a release from state health department said.</p>.<p>A total of nine deaths have occurred due to the GBS. Of these, four were confirmed GBS deaths, while five others suspected to have succumbed to this disorder, it said. </p>
<p>Pune: The tally of suspected and confirmed Gullain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in Maharashtra reached 211 on Tuesday with the detection of a fresh case, officials said.</p>.<p>Of these, 183 are confirmed cases of the rare nerve disorder, they said.</p>.<p>GBS is a rare condition in which a person's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves, resulting in muscle weakness, loss of sensation in the legs and/or arms, as well as problems swallowing or breathing.</p>.Karnataka Health department ramps up diarrhea surveillance to prevent GBS in state.<p>Of the total 211 cases, 42 are from the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), 94 from newly-added villages in the PMC area, 32 from neighbouring Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC), 33 from Pune's rural parts and 10 from other districts.</p>.<p>"A total of 139 patients have been discharged so far, while 39 are in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and 18 others on ventilators," a release from state health department said.</p>.<p>A total of nine deaths have occurred due to the GBS. Of these, four were confirmed GBS deaths, while five others suspected to have succumbed to this disorder, it said. </p>