Seventy-nine children die of encephalitis in northern India


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050818/hl_afp/indiahealthdisease"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20050818/capt.sge.aeo15.180805142320.photo00.photo.default-384x253.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=UiJE_rAYGUMTcqmPyQQvrg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A mosquito is bloated with blood as it inserts its stinger into human flesh in this undated handout photo. Seventy-nine children have died of encephalitis in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh this month, the media said. The encephalitis virus can be transmitted to humans through mosquito bites.(AFP/USDA/ARS/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Seventy-nine children have died of encephalitis in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh this month, the media said.</p><br clear=all>

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