Parents lament over chicken pox affecting children

Somwarpet, Apr. 16: As summer increases, chicken pox is affecting young children and is spreading rapidly from one person to another. Parents are getting worried after seeing young children screaming in pain.

Chicken pox is mostly seen in children in Somwarpet area, and more than 30 children of a private school here have been affected by it. A parent said that the examination was postponed for a few days due to this background.

Yogendra, a parent, has alleged that this disease, which spreads very quickly from one person to another, is not getting proper treatment in the government hospital. When his son was taken to the government hospital due to chicken pox, the doctor on duty gave him only 2 tablets to reduce fever and pain. He said that when he went to a private clinic, he was given tablets, tonic and ointment.

If you go to private clinics and hospitals, you have to spend thousands of rupees. This is difficult for the poor, said Ramesh of Karkalli village.

There is a serious problem in the Somwarpet government hospital without a pediatrician. Despite having large buildings, there are no necessary doctors. Pediatricians come to this hospital only once a week. Can small children wait for weeks when they are unwell? This is the question of the parents.

Pediatricians who come from Madikeri every Monday are available to examine patients only till 3 pm. This is becoming a serious problem, and the parents have demanded that MLA Dr. Mantar Gowda pay attention to deputing a permanent pediatric specialist immediately.

The three or four doctors present are providing excellent treatment. But the problem is that there are no necessary pediatricians, anesthesiologists, radiologists, and even for minor illnesses, they have to go to private hospitals, clinics, district hospitals, and hospitals in outlying districts. The public believes that even after spending crores of rupees on the construction of buildings, if the necessary doctors are not deployed, the benefit is zero. When the attention of the hospital's administrative medical officer Dr. Zameer Ahmed was drawn to the problem of chickenpox, he spoke to 'Shakti' and said that patients arriving at the hospital are being given appropriate treatment. Treatment for chickenpox is available at the government hospital itself. If adults get it, the treatment method will be different. If children get chickenpox, the treatment method will be different. High dosages and antibiotics will not be given frequently. They will have to wait until it subsides.

There is no need to panic if you get chickenpox. You should not squeeze the blisters that appear on your body with your hands. You should visit a doctor and get the necessary treatment. You should follow dietary measures. You should be careful not to spread it from one person to another. Usually, this virus stays in the body for 2 weeks. Then it heals. He informed that the spots disappear within a maximum of 6 months.

-Vijay Hangal

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