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    Four children of the village die one by one due to mysterious disease, two are in critical condition, team of doctors deployed

    Edited by Dhirendra Singh | Lipi Updated: 24 Aug 2022, 6:28 pm

    In UP's Banda, four children died of a mysterious disease in the same village. And many children are said to be ill. A team of doctors has been deployed in the village. Doctors believe that the symptoms of diphtheria have been found in the patients.


    Banda: Four children died and two children are seriously ill due to the spread of mysterious disease in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, who have been referred by doctors to Kanpur for treatment. To prevent the spread of this disease, vaccination is being done in the entire village. Two doctors have been put on duty. Now samples of children who are showing symptoms of the disease are being taken.

    The disease has spread since August 8 in Triveni village of Tehsil Sadar. An 11-year-old child first died due to this disease. According to the relatives of the deceased, he had cold, cold and fever. After this, there was swelling in his throat, which was being treated in a private hospital, which later died. Even after the death of this child, many children were ill. The health department was informed about this, but then the department did not show any activity. Due to this the disease spread more rapidly. Gradually, till Tuesday, four children died.

    On Wednesday, Chief Medical Officer Dr Anil Kumar Srivastava and Deputy CMO Sanjay Agarwal reached the spot and took stock of the entire village and instructed to intensify the vaccination campaign. Meanwhile, all the children are being vaccinated by setting up camps in the village and the children who are showing symptoms of the disease. Their samples are also being taken.

    Children died of diphtheria disease

    In this regard, Deputy CMO Dr. Sanjay Aggarwal said that the information about the spread of the disease in this village was received on August 8, due to which the health team was directed to get the vaccination done in the village. He said that the samples taken after the death of the first child showed signs of diphtheria disease. All the children have died due to this disease. Two children have been sent to Kanpur for treatment, samples of other infected children are being taken, the age of the children who have died is being told between 3 to 11 years. He told about this disease Diphtheria is caused by infection of Corynebacterium bacteria. In this disease, the bacteria first damage the throat.
    Report - Anil Singh

    यूपी के बांदा में एक ही गांव में चार बच्चों की रहस्यमय बीमारी से मौत हो गई। वहीं कई बच्चे बीमार बताए जा रहे है। गांव में डॉक्टरों की टीम तैनात कर दी गई है। डॉक्टरों का मानना है कि मरीजों में डिप्थीरिया के लक्षण पाए गए हैं।
    "Safety and security don't just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment. We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear."
    -Nelson Mandela
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