Maha: Over 100 medicos of SMBT Medical College hospitalized due to food poisoning, 55 still under treatment
Nashik: More than 100 medical students of SMBT Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center in Igatpuri complained of nausea and stomach pain from possible food poisoning, 55 of them continue to be under treatment at the campus hospital.
Although half of the medical students are getting treatment at the SMBT hospital, others were discharged post-treatment, an official informed PTI on Thursday.
These students from SMBT Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre in Dharmagaon in the district’s Igatpuri taluka complained of nausea and stomach upset on Wednesday, he said.
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"Some 100-125 students felt distressed after having lunch in the facility’s canteen, following which they were admitted in the SMBT Hospital on the campus. Most have been discharged. Some 50-55 students continue to be in hospital under observation,” a functionary from the SMBT Charitable Trust told PTI.
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