Throughout history, society has been faced with conditions, illnesses and syndromes that could not be treated, let alone cured. In 1916, a man named Georges Guillain, a man named Jean Alexandre Barre, and a man named André Strohl began observing symptoms in a soldier which they later named Guillain-Barré syndrome. Among the syndromes that leave researchers baffled is Guillain-Barré syndrome, or GBS. GBS is a rare but serious disease that has various effects on well-being. In the year 1976, originating in Fort Dix, New Jersey, a swine flu epidemic occurred and swept across the United States. As thousands of people flocked to clinics, vaccinations reached their peak. Although the success of the vaccines was better than expected, several unfortunate people began to develop symptoms of an unidentified syndrome. About five hundred people among the thousands vaccinated against swine flu began to feel tingling in their fingers and tingling in their toes. They also experienced weakness in the legs that seemed to worsen into other symptoms moving up the body, usually to the arms. Twenty-five of five hundred people diagnosed with this disorder have died from complications. The government was forced to take responsibility for these deaths because it agreed to take responsibility for vaccinations and their side effects. Guillain-Barré syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the nervous system, particularly that of the peripheral nervous system. SNP. The PNS connects to the central nervous system, CNS, which allows limbs and organs to respond/function. The tissues and organs affected are peripheral nerves and muscle movements. GBS can range from severe to minor,...... middle of paper ...... the syndrome has many misunderstandings and false accusations that make the process even more difficult to understand. We need someone to stop the guesswork and find the true cause of GBS so we can be even closer to a cure. Works Cited “Treatments”. Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, May 28, 2011. Web. May 6, 2013 "What's new." Home reference on genetics. Genetics Home Reference, May 6, 2013. Web. May 10, 2013 “GBS”. Health News. New York Times, May 21, 2012. Web. May 6, 2013 “Symptoms”. Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, May 28, 2011. Web. May 6, 2013 “Guillain-Barré syndrome”. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, August 23, 2012. Web “Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.” Baylor Health Care System, April 28, 2012. Web. May 10, 2013.. May 6 2013.