A strange disease has forced St Luke’s college of Nursing and Midwifery management to close the institution, Malawi24 can report.
According to information sourced by this publication, the disease has symptoms similar to those of Malaria.
But speaking to Malawi24 on condition of anonymity, a student at the college said those who are affected have not tested positive for Malaria.
“It’s not Malaria though the signs might be similar, because most of the patients have been showing Malaria signs but they have tested negative. We are yet to know the disease,” said the student.
St Luke’s college of nursing Principal Maxwell Pangani said health experts from Zomba hospital are currently looking into the matter.
The outbreak has since spread to education institutions sharing boundaries with the college.
The District Health Office for Zomba has disclosed that the disease might be Typhoid fever but said they are waiting for an official report from the hospital.
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We Malawians must understand this is just a Nursing school not a hospital, These are student nurses not qualified Nurses.. Some of them just started year one and some year 2. Since its not ahospital it means they dont have medical equipments like gloves, Lab, even beds etc. Umbuli a Malawi kkkk
Ma nurse awa akuononga ndalama zamakolo awo ndithu.. Inu mufuna wina akuuzeni zochita kkkk.. udindo wanu kugwirizana ndimadotolo kma ntchito yanu ndiimodzi kuthandiza odwala baxi..
Eee woo wo woooo phokoso
Ndipo Kamuzu anati umbuli ndi matenda sananame ataaaa! Amalawi tiyeni tiziwerenga kuti tizitsata zinthuzi pilizi
Eee! Boma liri ndi ntchitodi yayikulu yothana nd umbuli pa Nyasaland! Zikomentani mwa umbuli choncho mpaka boma litazakuzindikilisan nanu tanthauzo la Nurse!
It could be Zika virus
Si Zika virus imeneyo
It could be kidney infection the signs are the same as Malaria
Shaaa. So bad
Heheheeee umbuli suzatha pa Malawi…hahaaaa nursing meanz ‘taking care”…not diagnosing..wat wud the lab technicianz and doctors be duin if tht was the case….#macommentEnaAkupangisaManyaziPlz#
Maybe amachita zamadulila wen it comes to disinfection the place wen doing practicals.
Amalawi ambiri chizungu chinatipitadi eti?, to nurse is to take care of someone, lyk a kid, a patient. Mwanva ma nurse sathana ndi matenda,
it has also affected about a hundred Malosa secondary students near the college
all I will ask the government is to keep the patients away from their loved one’s to avoid contact as they aren’t sure what disease it is.