Archive · 14 Dec 2025
Kadapa Alert After Student Tests Positive For Scrub Typhus
A 7th-grade student from a hostel in Kadapa district got very sick with fever, cold, and cough.
The doctors first thought it was just a regular illness, but after a few days, they found out it was a more serious disease called scrub typhus.
The health officials are now very careful and are checking other people in the village to make sure no one else gets sick.
They are also taking steps to stop the disease from spreading further.
A Class 7 student from a social welfare hostel in Sambepalli mandal tested positive for scrub typhus.
The student had been suffering from fever, cold, and cough since November 28 and was initially treated by local doctors.
The diagnosis was confirmed on December 9 at Ruya Hospital in Tirupati.
Health authorities organized medical camps and collected blood samples from residents in the student's native village, Pedda Bidiki.
Precautionary measures are being taken to prevent the further spread of the infection.
- Who
- A Class 7 student from a social welfare hostel in Sambepalli mandal, Kadapa district
- What
- Tested positive for scrub typhus
- When
- Diagnosed on December 9, symptoms began on November 28
- Where
- Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Why
- To prevent the spread of the infection, health authorities organized medical camps and collected blood samples from residents reporting fever
- Patient
- Class 7 student from Sambepalli mandal
- Symptoms
- Fever, cold, and cough
- Diagnosis Date
- December 9
- Diagnosis Location
- Ruya Hospital, Tirupati
- Infection Type
- Scrub typhus
- Response
- Medical camps and sample collection in Pedda Bidiki village
- Precautionary Measures
- Taken by health authorities to prevent spread