On Monday, at least 21 people in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district were tested positive for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) that leads to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS.) It is said a prize nitwit, allegedly used a common syringe to administer injections to the people.
Unnao’s Chief Medical Officer Dr. S. P. Chaudhary said the HIV cases were detected after the health department launched an investigation following reports of a high number of HIV cases in the area. Chaudhary said, “Seeing the high number cases, the health department constituted a 2 member committee which visited various hamlets of Bangarmau to investigate the reasons behind the spike.”
Chaudhary said the 2 member team filed a report after visiting Premganj and Chakmirpur areas of Bangarmau. Based on the reports, three screening camps were held from the 24th to 27th of January. The Screening camps were held at three places in Bangarmau, Uttar Pradesh. Chaudhary said, “In the camps, 566 people were examined of whom 21 were found to be infected with HIV.”
From the investigation, they found out that a resident of a neighbouring village Rajendra Kumar used the same syringe for injecting the people in the name of cheaper treatment. This is said to be the reason behind the significant rise in the number of HIV cases.
A case has been registered against Kumar in Bangarmau Police Station. The patients are transferred to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) centre in Kanpur. The patients are given Antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to suppress the HIV and stop its progression.
