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Mangaluru: 17-year-old student dies of measles infection

  •   Tue, Dec 08 2015 08:13:27 AM

Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Dec 8: A 17-year-old student from near B C Road lost her life to measles infection at a private hospital in the city on Monday, December 7.

The deceased has been identified as Madhushree (17), daughter of Devadas and Savitri couple from Kamaje, Daipala in B Mooda village in Bantwal taluk.


Madhushree was a second year PU commerce student of Mount Carmel PU College at Modankap. It is gathered that tiny blisters had appeared on her body about three months back, and she was treated by a local medical practitioner for the condition. The blisters, which had partially disappeared then, had re-appeared on her body all of a sudden recently. She was then admitted into a private hospital here for treatment. After about a week's treatment in a hospital, she was shifted on Saturday to another hospital for advanced care and treatment.

The doctors said that the girl succumbed without responding to treatments. The family members expressed the opinion that she was infected with smallpox, although the doctors said this could not be confirmed through medical tests. The student's body was taken to her home on Monday where people prayed for eternal peace for the departed soul. Thereafter, funeral was performed.

Madhushree belonged to a poor family, with her father working as labourer for a printing press in the city, and her mother supporting her husband's income by rolling bidis. She is survived by parents and a sister.
  

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  • Reamei, Nurse, Dimapur

    Thu, Dec 10 2015

    My heartfelt condolences to family for the loss. I came across this article while I was browsing through net about measles since my boyfriend has been diagnosed with it today. I don't know that adult measles is more fatal than children measles until today and I think more sensitization regarding this disease and possible complications is needed especially in rural areas. I do hope that my boyfriend will recover fully without any complications through God's grace.

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  • Rita, Germany

    Wed, Dec 09 2015

    Very sorry to hear this.Many are giving so many diagnoses.when children get measels or such infectious diseases ,many are taking this so light,even after infection disappears.But dear ones please be careful ,the effect of These infections ,side effects on brain may not come to notice immediately.but there are cases ,even after sixmonths their brain is not working as should be,their walks,movements are effect,their speach is disturbed,at last is bedridden,and last breath takes place.so when such things happen dont blame doctors ,but the side effects of this disease.I think this Girl had some chicken pox type,we in Europe say roeteln.It Comes when immunity is down and Virus infection is around.As a wave this Comes and goes ,Purple colour lips and tongue are indication of this.In India it is less I heard but now globelized world.can noone is sure.high fever,.No medicine can help but Pneumonia and encephelites shoul dbe treated.and avoid.Heartfelt sympathys to the Family.

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  • Doctor, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 08 2015

    Heartfelt condolences to the family for their loss.

    People please stop spreading false information. Measles is caused by measles virus infection. Treatment is only supportive which means that there is no drug which can directly kill the virus. Treatment with vitamin A has been known to reduce duration of illness.
    MMR vaccine which includes measles is given to all children but it is not 100% effective which means that a few children can still get infected inspite of vaccination.
    The dreaded complications of measles are pneumonia and encephalitis. Encephalitis occurs in approximately 1/200 cases.
    Small pox has been eradicated in 1980s. And humans are the only carriers. Hence there is no way of contacting small pox.

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  • Stan, Udupi/ Dubai

    Tue, Dec 08 2015

    Clearly a case of medical negligence. Who cares for poor in India. We are going ahead with smart cities but are unable to treat curable diseases. May her soul rest in peace.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Tue, Dec 08 2015

    Smallpox, if I am not mistaken, is called 'Sidubu' in Kannada. It erupts in huge blisters and patient undergoes unbearable suffering. This disease is brought under total control and is now eradicated. The disease is fatalistic and is highly contagious. Patients are kept under total seclusion from rest of the world.

    Probably they were hinting at chickenpox, wherein the blisters are a bit bigger than measles. Timely detection and treatment would have saved the girl's life.

    RIP Madhushree.

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  • Robert Pais, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 08 2015

    Are the children not Immunized( vaccinated) for this disease?

    For pictures and information about measels : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measles

    For most people the information provided in the above link is very satisfactory and is helpful.

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  • Lydia Lobo, Kadri

    Tue, Dec 08 2015

    Mr. Pais,

    Immunization is a wishful evading of a disease but the virus take a minute deviation and attacks. There is a saying that once a person gets an infectious disease (i.e. measles) his body produces antidote against that disease but there are several cases that he again got the same sickness. Meaning, the repeat attack is by a virus deviated from the prior.

    For children there is compulsory vaccine for measles, mumps, typhoid but in seasons when the virus multiply, there surely are cases of pertinent epidemics.

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  • Santan Mascarenhas, Kinnigoli/Mumbai

    Tue, Dec 08 2015

    It is surprising how the doctors did not diagnose it as measles so long. When my neighbor's daughter was having fever, two days, doctor treated her thinking typhoid. Since it was not coming down, he took her to Kasturba Hospital, the infectious special hospital at Arthur road. When they were in queue, a ward boy directed them to measles section, even though there were no blisters by then. He said the lips of the child were pink and that is the indication. After blood test, it was confirmed and the child was treated and discharged in some days.

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  • Santosh,K, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 08 2015

    Sad Incident, RIP Madhushree .

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