Hubballi: Panic grips Koujageri, a small village in Ron Taluk in Gadag district where a majority of citizens were affected by chickenpox. Residents are scared after the dying of a formative years allegedly due to the viral an infection.
Health and family welfare division officers began visiting the village after local media highlighted the intensity of the an infection. Koujageri situated 40km from Gadag, has a inhabitants of over 2,500. Residents say virtually each household is affected by the viral an infection. They add that you will discover two or 3 chickenpox patients in every house within the village, most of them youngsters.
Yallappa Surkod, a resident of Koujageri stated around 200 other people were affected by chickenpox within the closing two months. The disease has unfold extra intensely within the closing fortnight, he stated.
Another villager Shankargouda Patil alleged that well being officers ignored the conceivable outbreak of the an infection and began making a beeline to the village simplest after the media highlighted the issue. He added that excluding taking medicines, the villagers were offering special prayers to the village deity and kids are being wrapped in neem leaves.
Villagers imagine that the outbreak is a result of the wrath of the village deity. They claim that they might have accomplished some mistake and must atone it by offering special pujas. They are also making youngsters go for alms and accumulate jowar from neighbours. Those affected by chickenpox are fed cuisine made with the gathered jowar after 5 days, stated a villager.
District well being Officer Dr Virupakshireddy Madinur has refuted the fees levelled by villagers. He stated thus far simplest 46 cases of suspected chickenpox were reported and their blood samples were despatched to a laboratory for checks. “The division has taken steps to stop the an infection from spreading. Doctors are treating the suspected patients and inside of every week or 10 days the an infection will subside. The state of affairs isn't as alarming. Reports of villagers leaving Koujageri fearing the an infection are false and no one has died due to this an infection,” he added.
Health and family welfare division officers began visiting the village after local media highlighted the intensity of the an infection. Koujageri situated 40km from Gadag, has a inhabitants of over 2,500. Residents say virtually each household is affected by the viral an infection. They add that you will discover two or 3 chickenpox patients in every house within the village, most of them youngsters.
Yallappa Surkod, a resident of Koujageri stated around 200 other people were affected by chickenpox within the closing two months. The disease has unfold extra intensely within the closing fortnight, he stated.
Another villager Shankargouda Patil alleged that well being officers ignored the conceivable outbreak of the an infection and began making a beeline to the village simplest after the media highlighted the issue. He added that excluding taking medicines, the villagers were offering special prayers to the village deity and kids are being wrapped in neem leaves.
Villagers imagine that the outbreak is a result of the wrath of the village deity. They claim that they might have accomplished some mistake and must atone it by offering special pujas. They are also making youngsters go for alms and accumulate jowar from neighbours. Those affected by chickenpox are fed cuisine made with the gathered jowar after 5 days, stated a villager.
District well being Officer Dr Virupakshireddy Madinur has refuted the fees levelled by villagers. He stated thus far simplest 46 cases of suspected chickenpox were reported and their blood samples were despatched to a laboratory for checks. “The division has taken steps to stop the an infection from spreading. Doctors are treating the suspected patients and inside of every week or 10 days the an infection will subside. The state of affairs isn't as alarming. Reports of villagers leaving Koujageri fearing the an infection are false and no one has died due to this an infection,” he added.
Villagers fear chickenpox outbreak
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