A two-and-a-half-year-old child was bitten by a rat at the NSS Medical Mission Hospital here on Saturday morning.

The girl, Amrita Pillai, is daughter of army jawan and native of Kulanada, Raju P.R.
The child was undergoing treatment at a deluxe room in the hospital after she developed fever on January 28.

“The child was sleeping after breakfast. Suddenly, the child screamed, and I saw a big rat running out of the bed. There was heavy bleeding from her right-hand thumb and middle finger,” said Indu V.R, mother of Amrita to Deccan Chronicle.

“I rushed with her to the doctor’s room where they dressed up the wound. Later, we filed a complaint at the Pandalam police station,” she said.

Ramesh Kumar, superintend and pediatrician at the hospital said, “The child was taken to me immediately after the incident.

The wounds were dressed up. There is no need of any vaccination or an antibiotic course since the child is undergoing treatment for pneumonia. I had consulted with senior pediatricians of Kottayam MCH on the issue.”