Conjunctivitis, an illness that affects the eyes, is spreading across the nation at an alarming rate. Many areas of the nation, including Delhi-NCR, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and others, have reported widespread illness spread that happened at the same time as floods during the current monsoon season. Lets know what this slogan Jay Bangla has got to do with this illness.
Conjunctivitis is mostly brought on by viruses, and like the flu, it is a seasonal illness that is more common during the monsoon season. It also results in discharge, irritation, and redness of the eye. The sickness is painful even if it does not pose a threat to vision. The illness is extremely contagious.
Conjunctivitis is commonly known as the pink-eye condition, although it also goes by other names in different parts of the world. Some of these names are uncommon, and Jay Bangla is one of them. Yes, the sickness is often known as “Jai Bangla” in West Bengal and Assam, India, the national anthem of Bengal.
The disease’s odd name has a fascinating history that may be traced back to the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 when the phrase “Jai Bangla” was extensively utilised.
The conjunctivitis disease was rife in West Bengal in 1971, encompassing Calcutta (now Kolkata). The Bangladesh liberation war, which was ongoing at the time, led to a massive influx of Bangladeshis from Bangladesh into India over the porous border. Conjunctivitis was widespread among these Bangladeshis and as a result of their transmission, an epidemic of the condition swiftly developed in India.
While numerous Indian states were also hit, West Bengal was the most severely impacted, making this one of the largest epidemics of the illness.
People began using the name “Jai Bangla” to refer to this eye condition because the slogan was so well-known at the time owing to the war. As a result, conjunctivitis is still referred to as Jai Bangla in West Bengal and Assam.
The condition is also known by the intriguing name Apollo 11. A serious outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, a different kind of disease, occurred in West Africa in 1969. The sickness originally struck Ghana around the time of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission’s first moon landing. As a result, the illness was given the moniker Apollo 11 disease, which is still used in the area to describe the illness.
The disease first arose in 1971 in Bombay before spreading to Calcutta. The sickness then had two outbreaks the following year in Java and Indonesia. Incidentally, Haj pilgrims who had returned from Mecca and had interacted with the afflicted Indonesians during the Haj brought the disease to Bombay.
Later that year, as East Pakistanis fled the fighting and entered India, the conjunctivitis epidemic spread and was known as “Jay Bangla.” The illness migrated from West Bengal to every region of India. Conjunctivitis can be avoided by taking care because it is an infectious condition. Additionally, several safety measures are comparable to those commonly used to avoid contracting Covid-19 infection. The key to prevention is frequently washing your hands and avoiding touching your eyes. Additionally crucial are avoiding busy areas, avoiding contact with infected individuals, and refraining from touching everyday objects like handles or railings. It is advised that infected individuals wear dark goggles, stay out of the water, avoid close contact with people, and refrain from touching their eyes.
Bengal has been petting many diseases and is still diseased by the anti-Hindu and anti-unity thoughts that desire to break India into pieces. While we consider India as Hindustan, the whole: Mamta Banerjee has been contaminating Bengal and trying to break it into pieces. There is no hope left from left. It is difficult to imagine that they will recover or reform anytime. Their conjunctivitis is forever.
