<p>Bengaluru: Several students at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) girls’ hostel were admitted to Victoria Hospital on Friday. Students have alleged it was due to a potential cholera outbreak.</p><p>The hospital administration released a statement confirming that the 47 students are undergoing treatment; 28 are in the trauma care centre, 15 in the 'H' Block, and four are under observation in the ICU.</p><p>"All have presented with loose stool and dehydration. They have been diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis. They are all stable," said Dr Ramesh Krishna K, Dean and Director, BMCRI.</p><p>He said all the admitted students are being administered antibiotics and IV fluids, while the administration is awaiting the report to either confirm or deny the incidents of cholera.</p><p>Videos emerge from hostel</p><p>But BMCRI’s PG students claimed that over 80 girls have been admitted and they are facing a potential cholera outbreak. They shared photographs and videos of the hostel to highlight its poor administration leading to food and water contamination.</p><p>They shared a hospital test report indicating a positive result for Vibrio cholerae in a hanging drop test of a stool sample. Vibrio cholerae is a bacterium found in contaminated water or food that can lead to cholera upon ingestion. However, the presence of this bacterium in the sample is yet to be confirmed by a culture report. Students have been advised to refrain from consuming water provided at the hostel until cholera is ruled out.</p><p>Data from the state health department revealed that Bengaluru BBMP limits and the two districts of Bengaluru Urban and Ramanagara have seen only six confirmed cases of cholera since January.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Several students at the Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (BMCRI) girls’ hostel were admitted to Victoria Hospital on Friday. Students have alleged it was due to a potential cholera outbreak.</p><p>The hospital administration released a statement confirming that the 47 students are undergoing treatment; 28 are in the trauma care centre, 15 in the 'H' Block, and four are under observation in the ICU.</p><p>"All have presented with loose stool and dehydration. They have been diagnosed with acute gastroenteritis. They are all stable," said Dr Ramesh Krishna K, Dean and Director, BMCRI.</p><p>He said all the admitted students are being administered antibiotics and IV fluids, while the administration is awaiting the report to either confirm or deny the incidents of cholera.</p><p>Videos emerge from hostel</p><p>But BMCRI’s PG students claimed that over 80 girls have been admitted and they are facing a potential cholera outbreak. They shared photographs and videos of the hostel to highlight its poor administration leading to food and water contamination.</p><p>They shared a hospital test report indicating a positive result for Vibrio cholerae in a hanging drop test of a stool sample. Vibrio cholerae is a bacterium found in contaminated water or food that can lead to cholera upon ingestion. However, the presence of this bacterium in the sample is yet to be confirmed by a culture report. Students have been advised to refrain from consuming water provided at the hostel until cholera is ruled out.</p><p>Data from the state health department revealed that Bengaluru BBMP limits and the two districts of Bengaluru Urban and Ramanagara have seen only six confirmed cases of cholera since January.</p>