India – Hepatitis A – Dirty Water?

Mail Online IndiaClose up 3d render of an influenza-like virus isolated on white

Dirty water has struck again.

This time, it is  at the Girls’ Hostel of the Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) in the Capital  where 53 medical students have reportedly contracted Hepatitis A after consuming  contaminated water, and possibly food.

While doctors from the community medicine  department and the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) have gone  into action to tackle the situation, students alleged the college authorities  had turned a blind eye to repeated complaints about “miserable” water quality.

With Hepatitis A looming large, students have  been asked to report any form of illness that may indicate contracting the  virus

 

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