Epidemic like illness grips interior villages
Source: The Sangai Express
CCpur, August 17 2019:
An epidemic like illness with signs of fever, influenza, abdominal pain, nausea, cough and perspiration during sleep have been reported in two interior villages of Churachandpur and Pherzawl districts.
According to report submitted by the chief of Kangkap village in Churachandpur district, largescale illness with similar symptoms have been witnessed in the village for the past week.
Accordingly, the CMO Churachandpur have dispatched a medical team comprising of six members to attend the villagers.
Similar reports of mass illness have also been reported at Bukpi village located in Pherzawl district.
With the illness taking on the villagers in an epidemic scale, village elders have decided to close down at least three schools in the village.
Sources said a 3 year old child identified as Sonmuansiam have expired yesterday while he was taken to Thanlon PHC, after developing illness similar to the ones that was rampant in the village.