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  2. Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) is a rare disorder in which your immune system suddenly attacks your nerves, often after you've had a stomach or respiratory bug. Something that starts with a little ...

  3. Guillain–Barré syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. [3] Typically, both sides of the body are involved, and the initial symptoms are changes in sensation or pain often in the back along with muscle weakness, beginning in the feet and hands, often spreading to the arms and upper body. [3]

  4. Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) - Healthline

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    The other symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome include: tingling or prickling sensations in your fingers and toes. muscle weakness in your legs that travels to your upper body and gets worse over ...

  5. If Your Baby Has Group B Strep - WebMD

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    Trouble eating. Extreme fatigue. Irritability. Blue color to the skin. Babies with group B strep bacteria could get serious complications like these: Pneumonia -- a lung infection. Meningitis ...

  6. Guillain-Barré Syndrome vs. MS: The Difference Explained - WebMD

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    MS damages the central nervous system. That’s the brain and spinal cord. GBS damages the peripheral nervous system. That’s the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. They help the central ...

  7. Global Broadcast Service - Wikipedia

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    Global Broadcast Service. The Global Broadcast Service (GBS) is a broadcast service rapidly transferring information, which may be classified, for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and its deployed and garrisoned units worldwide. Information may include video and digital data. GBS has become a critical piece of the DoD's intelligence ...

  8. Group B Streptococcal (GBS) Meningitis: Everything to Know

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    Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a bacterium present in around 35% of women. It doesn’t cause health issues for most people. However, it can lead to GBS disease and other complications, like GBS ...

  9. GBS Positive: How Does It Affect Pregnancy? - Healthline

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    Group B Streptococcus (also known as group B strep or GBS) is a common bacterium found in the rectum, digestive tract, and urinary tract of men and women. It’s also found in a woman’s vagina ...