Mass Psychogenic Illness: Demography and Symptom Profile of an Episode

Table 2

Exposure to probable trigger factor among students.

Probable Trigger Factor	Percentage of Students
Consumption of cake	98%
Noticed abnormal smell or taste or both in the cake	88%
Came to school without taking breakfast	84%
Felt ill while handling ill students to transfer to hospital	63%
Felt ill by only seeing other felt ill in the school	20%
Became ill while watching television telecast of the incidence at home	11%
Felt ill spontaneously while playing	05%