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Newsvine - augustine-langunahttp://www.newsvine.com/augustine-langunaNewsvine - augustine-langunaen-usCopyright 2013Sun, 29 Jul 2012 18:21:23 +0000Wed, 22 May 2013 19:43:08 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssMysterious nodding disease afflicts young Ugandans http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13017348-mysterious-nodding-disease-afflicts-young-ugandanshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/29/13017348-mysterious-nodding-disease-afflicts-young-ugandanshealthugandadiseaseafnoddingnodding-diseaseaugustine-langunaSun, 29 Jul 2012 11:46:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post

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In this photo taken Monday Feb. 20, 2012, a mother shows the burnt arm of her child suffering from nodding disease at their home in the Kitgum district, Uganda. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is calling nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)In this photo taken Monday Feb. 20, 2012, a Ugandan family shows the grave of a family member who died of nodding disease in Kitgum district, Uganda. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is calling nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, A woman demonstrates how she ties her two kids on a rope suffering from nodding disease in order for them to minimize their movement. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is called nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo / Stephen Wandera)In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, shows Vicky Apara a 15 year old Ugandan girl suffering from nodding disease in Kitgum district 350km north of the capital Kampala. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is called nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo / Stephen Wandera)In this photo taken Monday Feb. 20, 2012, a Ugandan child suffering from nodding disease shows their burned arm at their home in the Kitgum district, Uganda. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is calling nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, shows A Ugandan 14 years old Gloria Angwech a victim of nodding disease with her family in Kitgum district 350km north of the capital Kampala. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is called nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo / Stephen Wandera)In this photo of Monday Feb. 20, 2012, Ugandan children at risk of being infected with nodding disease, walk to school in Kitgum district, Uganda. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is calling nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)In this Tuesday March 6, 2012 photo, President Museveni of Uganda, right, in white shirt, talks to relatives of nodding disease sufferers in Kitgum, Uganda. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is calling nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)In this photo of Monday Feb. 20, 2012, Uganda doctor N.K. Okunokaka talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kitgum district, 350km north of the capital Kampala, Uganda. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is calling nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)In this photo dated, Feb. 16, 2012, shows Dr. Scott Dowel, director of Global Disease Detection and Emergency Response Division speaks at a news conference on nodding disease in Ugandas capital Kampala. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is called nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)In this photo of Monday Feb. 20 2012, Ugandan children sit in a classroom in Kitgum, Uganda. Uganda this week hosts a four-day international conference on nodding syndrome that health officials believe will lead to a clearer understanding of the mysterious disease. The disease is calling nodding syndrome, or nodding head disease, because those who have it nod their heads and sometimes go into epileptic-like fits. The disease stunts children and destroys their cognition, rendering them unable to perform small tasks. (AP Photo/Stephen Wandera)