Young Health Worker in Coma After Treating Nipah PatientYoung Health Worker in Coma After Treating Nipah Patient A young health worker from Kadaba, India, has been in a coma for eight months after tending to a patient with the Nipah virus. 24-year-old Titto Thomas, a nursing graduate, was working at a hospital in Kozhikode, Kerala, when he was exposed to the virus in September 2023. He initially developed acute headaches, and a scan in December 2023 revealed a cerebral infarction. The following day, he slipped into a coma. The hospital administration has spent Rs 40 lakh on Titto’s treatment but can no longer meet the expenses. His family has sought help from the Kerala government for advanced medical treatment. Titto’s brother, Shijo Joy, said they are devastated by the situation. “We were hoping that Titto’s health would recover. Now we have brought the situation to the notice of both the Kerala and Karnataka governments. If the Kerala government helps in getting advanced treatment, my brother can survive.” Titto’s parents and brother are currently staying at the Kozhikode hospital to take care of him. Related News * Nitte University Student Honored for Exceptional Academic Achievements
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Kadaba, July 30: A young health worker from Kadaba taluk has been in a coma for eight months after tending to a patient with the Nipah virus.
Titto Thomas (24), son of Thomas TC, a resident of Thumbya near Mardala in Aithur village, has been in a coma since late 2023. Titto, who holds a BSc in nursing, had been working at the Iqra International Hospital and Research Centre in Kozhikode, Kerala since 2023. In September 2023, he was tending to a Nipah virus patient. Shortly after, Titto started suffering from acute headaches. A scan in December 2023 revealed that he had suffered a cerebral infarction. The next day, Titto slipped into a coma and has not regained consciousness since then.
The hospital administration informed Titto’s parents that it has already spent Rs 40 lac on his treatment and cannot meet any further expenses. The family has sought help from the Kerala government for advanced medical treatment. Speaker UT Khader has also been approached. Titto’s parents and his brother, who works for a private firm in Bengaluru, are currently in the Kozhikode hospital to take care of him.
Titto’s brother, Shijo Joy, said, “We are dejected as we were hoping that Titto’s health would recover. Now we have brought the situation to the notice of both the Kerala and Karnataka governments. If the Kerala government helps in getting advanced treatment, my brother can survive.”
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