Unknown Disease
Panchagarh college closed as 15 girls fall sick
At least 15 students of Panchagarh Government Women's College were attacked with a 'mysterious disease' yesterday forcing the college authorities to stop the examinations and close down the college for an indefinite period, college sources said.
Resident students were asked to vacate the hostel after the incident, they said.
Two inmates of the college hostel fell ill all on a sudden Saturday night, acting principal Mokhlesur Rahman said. Later, other students fell ill creating panic among all the inmates, he said. Seven of the victims were admitted to Panchagarh General Hospital for treatment, he informed.
The symptoms were acute chest pain with suffocation and high fever, doctors said. Most of the victims trembled and became unconscious, they said.
However, a doctor seeking anonymity termed the disease as 'hysteria' which triggered sudden mental disorder.
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