As politicians blame litchis, children like Khushi are dying in Bihar.

No Images? Click here     How Bihar Lost 3-Year-Old Khushi To Encephalitis—And Why It'll Probably Happen Again As the piercing sound of a heartbeat flatlining filled the children’s intensive care unit of a government hospital in Bihar, doctors and nurses fell silent. Many of them had heard it far too often over the past few days, but that didn’t take away from the sadness and regret they felt. This time, the sound marked the death of Khushi, a three-year-old with a shock of unruly hair, from AES (Acute Encephalitis Syndrome), a deadly inflammation of the brain that kills hundreds of children in India every year.  Her mother, a thin woman in a green sari, let out a wail as she clasped her daughter’s small frame, entangled in gauze and tubes. Her father, a frail man with sunken eyes, did not make a sound as he squatted near the foot of the bed, which his daughter had been sharing with a girl named Julie. READ HERE In case you missed it… Will 'Jai Sri Ram' Slogans In Parliament Be The New Norm With BJP's Massive Majority? 12 South Asian Books To Read For Pride Month How To Make Sure Your Steamy Sexts And Nudes Stay Private     New to this email? You can sign up here. You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard. ©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost India. Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Unsubscribe