A study on mass hysteria (monkey men?) victims in East Delhi.

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dc.contributor.authorVerma, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSrivastava, D Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-08-29en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-29T05:07:50Z
dc.date.available2003-08-29en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-29T05:07:50Z
dc.date.issued2003-08-29en_US
dc.description.abstractDuring the summer month of May 2001 East Delhi came in grip of an outbreak of mass hysteria. Initial reports alleged that some monkey like creature attacked and caused injuries among number of persons. A medical board was set up to examine and find out the cause of injuries in the victims of the outbreak as a part exercise to apprehend the culprit. The study describes the sociodemographic pattern and injuries observed in these cases. Majority of victims were adult males, belonging to low socioeconomic strata and having low educational level. The incidents occurred mainly during night at the time of power failure. The type, distribution and characteristic of the injuries suggested of their accidental nature. The paper also discusses the role of forensic experts and press in such outbreak.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, University College of Medical Sciences & GTB Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi-110095. vermasatish@sify.comen_US
dc.identifier.citationVerma SK, Srivastava DK. A study on mass hysteria (monkey men?) victims in East Delhi. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2003 Aug; 57(8): 355-60en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/67288
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianjmedsci.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshContusions --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHaplorhinien_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIncidenceen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshLacerations --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMass Behavioren_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshProspective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studiesen_US
dc.subject.meshSex Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshTime Factorsen_US
dc.subject.meshViolence --statistics & numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshWounds and Injuries --epidemiologyen_US
dc.titleA study on mass hysteria (monkey men?) victims in East Delhi.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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