Mystery virus warning as India health officials issue probe into sudden hair loss infection A probe has been launched into a mystery virus which is causing sudden hair loss.
Indian health officials confirmed the investigation was underway into the health issue which is plaguing residents in multiple villages in the Buldhana region of Maharashtra, India.
Rapid hair loss leading to baldness over a week has been reported as one of the symptoms of the illness, with cases reported in men, women and children.
Villages are reportedly in a stage of panic as they try and come to terms with the severity of the virus, with a young boy seen pulling tufts of hair out in one village.
People living in Borgaon, Kalwad, and Hingna in the Shegaon tehsils are experiencing significant hair loss.
