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Medical expert sounds alert, moots timely treatment Scrub Typhus haunts Ukhrul
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 16, 2012: Recalling the unknown disease that broke out at Bishnupur district in 2008/2009 and which claimed a number of lives, a medical expert has sounded an alert that the disease is now stalking the populace of Ukhrul district.
Talking to The Sangai Express, the medical expert, a doctor, who preferred anonymity said that the disease is scientifically known as Scrub Typhus and added that he himself has personally come across around 20 such cases from Ukhrul district.
The patient can be cured easily, but the catch word is early detection, he said and added that the school girl who recently passed away in Ukhrul is a case in point.
"Many patients undergo testing for malaria and typhoid, but seldom undergo the test to detect Scrub Typhus." said the doctor and added that since the tests for malaria and typhoid return negative, the patients are thought to be suffering from viral fever.
The symptoms are similar to malaria, typhoid and viral fever, he said but added that patients suffering from Scrub Typhus typically carry a scar.
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Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 16, 2012: Recalling the unknown disease that broke out at Bishnupur district in 2008/2009 and which claimed a number of lives, a medical expert has sounded an alert that the disease is now stalking the populace of Ukhrul district.
Talking to The Sangai Express, the medical expert, a doctor, who preferred anonymity said that the disease is scientifically known as Scrub Typhus and added that he himself has personally come across around 20 such cases from Ukhrul district.
The patient can be cured easily, but the catch word is early detection, he said and added that the school girl who recently passed away in Ukhrul is a case in point.
"Many patients undergo testing for malaria and typhoid, but seldom undergo the test to detect Scrub Typhus." said the doctor and added that since the tests for malaria and typhoid return negative, the patients are thought to be suffering from viral fever.
The symptoms are similar to malaria, typhoid and viral fever, he said but added that patients suffering from Scrub Typhus typically carry a scar.
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