Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
Mysterious disease leaves villagers crippled in Kashmiri hamlet of Arai
Arai , Sun, 25 Nov 2012ANI
Arai (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov. 19 (ANI): Locals with hunchbacks and deformed bodies are a common sight in the remote village of Arai, tucked away behind the Himalayan mountains in Kashmir, fighting their silent battles against a mysterious affliction that leaves victims crippled for life.
The small hamlet ringed by mountains has its own story to tell; an undiagnosed ailment that has left hundreds of locals in a miserable state.
Arai has a history of endless problems-lack of basic infrastructure, paralysed healthcare and erratic power supply among others. It takes at least a five hour trek to reach the village - with no road connecting it to the outside world.
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"Our village has a population of about 14,000, out of which there are at least 200 people who are inflicted by this mysterious disease. Some of them have deformed hands; others don't even have hands. They say it is not Polio but we are unable to know what is this disease, it has not been diagnosed so far. We request the government to find out what this disease is. We cannot do much about people who have already been affected, but we want the government to pay heed to it and prevent this disease from spreading," Noordin said.
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Doctors and health experts are trying hard to unravel the cause of this mysterious disease. However, their efforts have failed to yield the desired result.
According to doctors, it starts with a joint pain and ends up crippling a patient for life.
The Chief Medical Officer, Poonch District, Vijay Sahni, informed that they would send a group of ten patients for initial investigations to the Jammu Medical College.
"We are taking 10 patients as samples and are sending them to Jammu Medical College for the diagnosis of this mysterious disease. We want to diagnose the disease, so that we can prevent the future generations from getting infected by it," Sahni said.
... (ANI)
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsd...gers-crippled-in-Kashmiri-hamlet-of-Arai.html
Arai , Sun, 25 Nov 2012ANI
Arai (Jammu and Kashmir), Nov. 19 (ANI): Locals with hunchbacks and deformed bodies are a common sight in the remote village of Arai, tucked away behind the Himalayan mountains in Kashmir, fighting their silent battles against a mysterious affliction that leaves victims crippled for life.
The small hamlet ringed by mountains has its own story to tell; an undiagnosed ailment that has left hundreds of locals in a miserable state.
Arai has a history of endless problems-lack of basic infrastructure, paralysed healthcare and erratic power supply among others. It takes at least a five hour trek to reach the village - with no road connecting it to the outside world.
...
"Our village has a population of about 14,000, out of which there are at least 200 people who are inflicted by this mysterious disease. Some of them have deformed hands; others don't even have hands. They say it is not Polio but we are unable to know what is this disease, it has not been diagnosed so far. We request the government to find out what this disease is. We cannot do much about people who have already been affected, but we want the government to pay heed to it and prevent this disease from spreading," Noordin said.
...
Doctors and health experts are trying hard to unravel the cause of this mysterious disease. However, their efforts have failed to yield the desired result.
According to doctors, it starts with a joint pain and ends up crippling a patient for life.
The Chief Medical Officer, Poonch District, Vijay Sahni, informed that they would send a group of ten patients for initial investigations to the Jammu Medical College.
"We are taking 10 patients as samples and are sending them to Jammu Medical College for the diagnosis of this mysterious disease. We want to diagnose the disease, so that we can prevent the future generations from getting infected by it," Sahni said.
... (ANI)
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsd...gers-crippled-in-Kashmiri-hamlet-of-Arai.html