Budhal Health Crisis: Some adjustments in medicines help patients to recover from mysterious illness

However, doctors are still clueless about the exact cause of this illness.
STC NEWS DESK
Srinagar, January 24 (STC):
Even as good news from Budhal village in Rajouri is that patients admitted to various hospitals are showing signs of recovery, the doctors are still clueless about the exact cause of illness that has already claimed 17 lives in the area.
According to officials 14 patients from the affected village are under medical care in different hospitals, and all are reported to be recovering. Meanwhile, other residents of the village remain under strict observation as authorities continue their efforts to address the mysterious illness.
Principal of GMC Rajouri, Dr Amarjeet Singh Bhatia, 11 patients from Budhall are currently admitted to the hospital, 10 of whom belong to three already-affected families. Among these, two patients are in the ICU, while the remaining nine are under close observation. “The good news is that all of them are recovering,” he said.
“This is a fight against an invisible enemy, and we are implementing various measures to manage the situation. People should not panic,” he added.
Dr Bhatia said recent adjustments to the patients’ medications have shown positive results, and all patients are now stable. He urged the residents of Rajouri to visit the people of Badhaal, who remain under surveillance, and to boost their morale.
Principal of GMC Jammu, Dr Ashutosh Gupta while talking to media said three siblings admitted to the hospital are showing improvement, including one patient who had been on a ventilator but has now been extubated and is stable.
Dr Gupta confirmed that a patient sent to PGI Chandigarh is also recovering, and senior doctors there are collaborating with their counterparts in Jammu to monitor the situation.
“We are 100% certain this is not caused by any virus or influenza,” he said. “Whether toxins or poison are involved is a matter of investigation and time. National agencies are involved in this case, and reaching a conclusion requires patience.”
“Facilities like metagenomics, RT-PCR, next-generation sequencing, and other modern diagnostic tools are essential,” he said, adding that these are being established at GMC Jammu to facilitate better patient care. (STC)