Imphal, December 11: Not long after the confirmation of the outbreak of the dreaded disease Dengue in the border town of Moreh in Chandel district, a malady suspected to be Small Pox has reared its ugly head in the State.

However, health doctors' views on the disease is yet to be known to ascertain the actual disease.

A disease suspected to be that of Small Pox has been sensed at Konthoujam Maning Makha Leikai under Imphal West district, around 12 kilometers away from Imphal city though official confirmation of the disease is awaited.

Three junior school students have been suffering from the disease similar to that of Small Pox or locally known as Laijao.

When NNN visited the place where the outbreak of the disease was reported, it has been learnt that the patients were given treatment similar to Small Pox.

Henthoi, Sunila and Leisathoi (names changed) were developing poxes in every parts of their body.

Their parents who attended them told Newmai News Network that, all the diet of the three children are strictly maintained for fear that the disease may be Small Pox.

They are fed only on dry food items like dry fish, etc.

Fluid foods are strictly restrained.

Apart from the three girls, another infant of the same locality has also been reported to have suffered from the symptoms.

Meanwhile, NNN's efforts to contact related health authorities for necessary comment failed.

When the authorities of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences were approached today NNN was told to approach another health official who was absent.

As such, medical experts' views on the subject could not be furnished.

The three children, who are all in standard III, are the daughters of Pebam Tombi and Bimala, Chingtham Purnima and Brojen, Ngangbi Konthoujam and Jugeshore.

It may be recalled here that two cases of cholera, which had visibly vanished, were earlier detected at the Shija Hospitals and Research Institute, Imphal in the mid of November last even if negligible report of the presence of the disease in the country for the last decade is being maintained.

The fatal disease dengue was also confirmed to be prevalent in the border town areas of Moreh in Chandel district a few weeks back which had claimed more than 20 lives in the area.

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