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Suspected Sars patient from Bangkok in Jaipur hospital
Jaipur, Apr 29: A person suspected to be suffering from the killer pneumonia was today admitted to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital here after he was found suffering from cough, high fever and respiratory ailments on his return from Bangkok.
Jaipur, Apr 29: A person suspected to be suffering from the killer pneumonia was today admitted to the Sawai Man Singh Hospital here after he was found suffering from cough, high fever and respiratory ailments on his return from Bangkok.
The 25 year-old man has been suffering from cough, high fever and other respiratory ailments for the last two weeks, Dr Virendra Singh,a pulmonary expert said.
The man, whose identity was not disclosed, is a local jeweller who travels to the Southeast Asian region frequently. He was spotted at the Sanganer airport, 15 kms from here this morning, Singh said, adding that it was shocking how the patient had dodged a screening test at the delhi airport on his return last night.
The blood and sputum samples of the patient have been sent to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi for clinical tests, he said. This is the third suspected case of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome reported to the SMS Hospital in a week. While the first patient tested negative for the killer virus the second fled from the isolation ward of the hospital. "But he was not found suitable to be admitted to the ward," said Singh, who heads a team of doctors constituted to monitor the the cases being referred to the hospital.
Bureau Report
The man, whose identity was not disclosed, is a local jeweller who travels to the Southeast Asian region frequently. He was spotted at the Sanganer airport, 15 kms from here this morning, Singh said, adding that it was shocking how the patient had dodged a screening test at the delhi airport on his return last night.
The blood and sputum samples of the patient have been sent to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD), New Delhi for clinical tests, he said. This is the third suspected case of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome reported to the SMS Hospital in a week. While the first patient tested negative for the killer virus the second fled from the isolation ward of the hospital. "But he was not found suitable to be admitted to the ward," said Singh, who heads a team of doctors constituted to monitor the the cases being referred to the hospital.
Bureau Report