Hyderabad, Jan. 15 -- A young man in his thirties suddenly developed a little tingling in his hands and a weak grip. He reached a well known private hospital in Delhi and was diagnosed with one of the rare diseases known as Guillain Barre Syndrome(GBS).

"This rare disease Guillain Barre Syndrome, occurs at the rate of one or two cases per one lakh population and therefore should not create any fear or panic among people." said former head of Indian Council of Medical Research's Division of Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases, Dr Raman Gangakhedkar.

He was reacting to the news story that there was a surge in the cases of GBS in Mumbai. He said claims that GBS cases had increased in recent times is just "too much exaggeration".

He ass...