Headmasters and the teachers of the schools and colleges are instructed to take personal attention if the symptoms of the disease is noticed in any of the students. They should take the student for checkups to a near by hospital and if necessary take the student for for further checkups.
If the test is positive suitable measures should be taken to contain the spread of the disease, he added.
The infected child should be made to take rest at home until fully cured. Children should also be made aware about the disease, he said.
Published 15 August 2009, 17:45 IST