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Mystery illness puts 450 in hospital in Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
- forgotmypw17 6y agoSeizures, nausea, and foaming at the mouth? I'm going to guess some kind of synthetic chemical leak.
- fithisux 6y agoMe too.
- throwawaysea 6y agoYou might be right. I’m suddenly reminded of the grim legacy of Bhopal disaster (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster).
- pajko 6y agoThis is radioactivity, the source is a Cs-137 canister lost in January, 2019. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/container-with-radioactive-item-goes-missing/articleshow/67595810.cms https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/container-with-rad...
- swatkat 6y agoDo you have any source that confirms lost Cs-137 has caused this?
- forgotmypw17 6y agoNope, seems like the source was pesticide production: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25343122 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25343122 Good guess though... -_-
- lgats 6y agoBetter source https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/12/07/asia/india-mystery-illness-intl-hnk-scli/index.html https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/12/07/asia/india-mystery-illnes...
- swatkat 6y agohttps://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/andhra-pradesh-eluru-mysterious-disease-cause-chemical-pesticides-update-1747655-2020-12-08 https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/andhra-pradesh-eluru-m... On the role of organochlorine in being the disease-triggering agent, an official told PTI, “Mostly yes, but we are waiting for the laboratory report (for confirmation).
- sMarsIntruder 6y agoOh, no Covid-19? How's that even possibile?