No remedy for disease caused by fluoride, says doctor as locals continue to suffer in Jharkhand village
Palamu: Locals in Chukru village here are suffering from physical deformities since past several years allegedly due to Fluoride contamination in water and doctors said that there is no remedy for the disease.
"Through the bloodstream, the fluoride gets deposited in bones and different organs of the body. It affects ones spine joints and causes disability. Ultimately the persons becomes a liability for the family," said Dr Arun Shukla, senior orthopaedist.
He said that there is no remedy for the disease caused by fluoride. "Earlier two classifications were there one is dental fluorosis and second is skeletal fluorosis. Unfortunately, there is no remedy for the disease caused by fluoride," he said.
Locals of Chukru village here in the district claim that the presence of fluoride in drinking water is causing physical disabilities among the residents.
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