The residents of Gaza City are not only corralled by Israel’s siege and bombing, but also by infections from overflowing sewage, the pathogens seeping from contaminated water puddles, the immunity-threatening diseases emerging from overcrowded displacement camps, and the toxic residues of unexploded ordnance. As a result of Israel’s campaign of genocide, Gaza’s fragile health care system is experiencing an unprecedented outbreak of Guillain-Barré syndrome, or GBS.

GBS is a rare autoimmune neurological disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the peripheral nerves — many of which are responsible for initiating muscle movement, while others transmit sensations of pain, touch, and temperature. This, in turn, leads to a progressive loss of sensation that typically begins in the legs

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