<p>Pune: The tally of suspected and confirmed Gullain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in Maharashtra has reached 205 with the detection of two more cases, a health official has said.</p>.<p>The number of confirmed cases stands at 177, of which 20 patients are on ventilator support, he said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The death toll remained unchanged at eight, said the official.</p>.<p>Most of the cases in the state have been reported from Pune.</p>.Zilla Parishad launches water disinfection campaign in Thane to counter Guillain-Barre Syndrome.<p>A 53-year-old man has also died of GBS at a hospital in Mumbai, the first fatality in the city due to the nerve disorder, officials had said earlier.</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>
<p>Pune: The tally of suspected and confirmed Gullain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) cases in Maharashtra has reached 205 with the detection of two more cases, a health official has said.</p>.<p>The number of confirmed cases stands at 177, of which 20 patients are on ventilator support, he said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The death toll remained unchanged at eight, said the official.</p>.<p>Most of the cases in the state have been reported from Pune.</p>.Zilla Parishad launches water disinfection campaign in Thane to counter Guillain-Barre Syndrome.<p>A 53-year-old man has also died of GBS at a hospital in Mumbai, the first fatality in the city due to the nerve disorder, officials had said earlier.</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>