Dear Reader:

Continued from yesterday:

1. Worldometer: Just over 342 thousand coronavirus cases in India (an increase of about 9 thousands from yesterday), almost 99 thousands deaths (an increase of 376 from yesterday).

news. yahoo. com/ india’s Chennai reimpose lockdown coronavirus cases surge (today): “New Delhi- A lockdown will be reimposed Friday on some 15 million people in the Indian city of Chennai and several neighbouring districts, state officials said, as coronavirus cases surge in the region… It will be in place until the end of June… Only shops selling essential items and restaurants will be allowed to remain open from early morning until 2:00 pm local time during the lockdown…In  major cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai, reports of patients struggling to find hospital beds have triggered speculation about fresh lockdowns being re-introduced there.. In Delhi, mortuaries are overflowing with bodies, and cemetery and crematorium staff say they cannot keep up with the backlog of corpses”,  “India now has he world’s fourth-highest number of infections after the United States, Brazil and Russia”.

2. Wikipedia: The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the nine known human herpesvirus types in the herpes family. Children who contract EBV exhibit few symptoms or may appear asymptomatic, but when EBV is contracted as an adolescent or adult, it may cause fatigue, fever, inflamed throat, and more. Post-infectious Chronic Fatigue Syndrome has also been associated with EBV infection. EBV has been implicated in several diseases, including four types of cancer and multiple sclerosis (infecting and damaging nerve cells in the brain and spinal chord).

“As a relatively complex virus, EBV is not fully understood. Laboratories around the world continue to study the virus and develop new ways to treat the disease it causes… Although under active research, an Epstein-Barr virus vaccine is not yet available. The development of an effective vaccine could prevent up to 200,000 cancers globally per year.”

“The term post-viral fatigue syndrome is used as an alternative name for CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) which occurs after viral infection. A recent review found EBV antibody activity to be higher in patients with CFS…. Viral infection is a significant risk factor for CFS, with one study finding 22% of people with Epstein-Barr virus have chronic fatigue six months later, and 9% having strictly defined CFS”.

Post-Ebola virus syndrome is a post-viral syndrome affecting those who have recovered from infection with Ebola. Symptoms include joint and muscle pain, eye problems, including blindness, various neurological problems, and other ailments. It is not known if the neurological symptoms seen in survivors are a direct result of the virus or, instead, triggered by the immune system’s response to the infection. It is known that Ebola can trigger a massive cytokine storm that can cause bleeding throughout the body, including the brain, which may explain various neurological symptoms that have been reported.

— to be continued…

anita