The health of all 31 swine flu infected students of Kurigram Nursing Training Institute has been gradually improving since they were first diagnosed with the disease on Tuesday.
They were recovering after being treated with Oseltamivir, an anti-influenza drug, widely used worldwide for treating the highly infectious disease.
A medical board composed of physicians from local hospitals will conduct a medical check up on them this morning, on the concluding day of the five-day dosage of the drug.
Umme Hafija, a 3rd year student of the institute, said, “I was suffering from headache, high fever, vomiting and upset stomach before taking the medication. Now I feel like I am totally cured. I am weak physically though.”
Begum Anjumanara, nursing instructor and in-charge of the institute, said “Almost all the patients are now moving around the institution, though some of them complained of weakness and nausea.”
Earlier, they were not allowed to go outside the institute following caution urged by the medical board and the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).
Dr Aminul Islam, Kurigram sadar upazila health officer, said “I talked with some of the patients this morning and they all told me that they were feeling well. Some of them also wanted to go outside the institute.”
As for physical weakness of the patients, he said it was probably induced by the antiviral drug.
“After tomorrow’s [today] medical check up, we will send our report to the office of the district civil surgeon to take necessary steps” Dr Aminul said adding that resumption of classes in the institute will also depend on the recommendation of the IEDCR.
-With The Daily Star input
