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Skin infections, fever top complaints in Upper Assam floods; 50 doctors deployed
Skin infections, fever top complaints in Upper Assam floods; 50 doctors deployed
A 50-member team of doctors has been deployed across flood-hit areas in Upper Assam to treat skin infections, fever, gastric problems and mental stress among affected residents, assamtribune.com reports. The doctors, from…
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A 50-member team of doctors has been deployed across flood-hit areas in Upper Assam to treat skin infections, fever, gastric problems and mental stress among affected residents, assamtribune.com reports. The doctors, from districts including Nagaon, Lakhimpur and Nalbari, are currently serving in Alengmora (West Jorhat), Teok and Kamarbandha (Golaghat), and will move to Sivasagar and Charaideo from Tuesday. Over 1,000 people were attended to on Sunday alone.
Health Minister Ashok Singhal said no outbreak of any major disease has been reported so far, though skin infections are common as people remain in water and slush. Dermatologists are treating those affected. More than 200 doctors and paramedics from medical colleges are deployed across the affected districts as part of a larger medical response to prevent disease outbreaks.
The Indian Opinion
The criticism that Assam's flood response is too slow overlooks the rapid deployment of 50 doctors to Upper Assam within days. But the government must not rest, skin infections are just the first wave. Waterborne diseases like diarrhoea and cholera often surge as floodwaters recede. The real test will come in the next fortnight: will patient numbers at these camps rise or flatten?
Source: assamtribune.com
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