Guwahati: A substantial portion of the population was shaken by the report that 100 students from the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) and Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences (SMIMS) had developed severe skin illnesses brought on by the Nairobi Fly, a common bug.
A SMIT student claimed that the sickness had been spreading for the previous two months and may have been brought on by the wet season.
He said, “Engineering teachers have told us that this condition is not severe.”
According to a SMIMS student, the virus only recently began to spread over the school. Just one week earlier, the sickness only just began to spread. Up until now, it has primarily affected post-graduate students. The institution has offered appropriate medication facilities, according to a student from SMIMS.
The Nairobi fly is an East African invention. According to reports, a student from SMIT contracted this illness and underwent hand surgery as a result of his serious infection.
Nairobi flies are harmless. However, when disturbed while resting on someone’s skin, they produce a strong acidic chemical that damages the skin by burning it. Instead, they ought to be softly blown from the skin’s surface.
According to the college administration, they are taking the appropriate precautions and treating the afflicted students.
The allergies, however, were not severe and could be readily treated with mild medications and ointments, according to experts, so there is no need to fear.