Jaundice claims another life in RY Khan

Victim was suffering from disease for a few days

RAHIM YAR KHAN: A man died of jaundice at a local hospital in Rahim Yar Khan on Thursday.

Doctors at the Tirandah Muhammad Panah health facility told Express News that Muhammad Zafar, a resident of Noorwala area, was suffering from jaundice for the past few days. They added that his health deteriorated and he died at the hospital.



The victim’s body was handed over to his family after completing legal formalities. Later, he was buried in a local graveyard.

A few days ago, a woman died of jaundice at a local hospital in the city. The victim was identified as 80-year-old Ghulam Fatima, a resident of Ubaro.

The total number of casualties caused by the disease has reached 56.

Health experts say jaundice is a disease in which bilirubin (a waste product produced when red blood cells stop working) flows in the blood. It affects the skin and white portions in the eyes, turning them yellow.

They added the disease is most widespread and frequent in newborns and elderly people. Experts pointed out that there are three types of this syndrome. The first is pre-hepatic jaundice in which people usually get infected as a result of liver ailment or injury.



The second is hepatocellular jaundice which arises due to the breakdown of red blood cells called hemolysis. The third is obstructive jaundice which could trigger due to the blockage in the bile tube that thwarts bilirubin from leaving the liver.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 17^th, 2018.