Since September, 227 Mexican teenagers have suddenly lost consciousness. An investigation has been opened..
Is Mexico facing a new kind of epidemic? Since September, episodes of mass fainting have affected 227 middle and high school students in six schools in four different states. The Mexican authorities have decided to open an investigation to determine the origin of the phenomenon. This could also help to temper psychosis and calm the anger of parents. The mysterious phenomenon began on September 23 at the high school in the municipality of Tapachula in the province of Chiapas.