Medical Tourism in India Catches Superbug

Medical Tourism is India could take huge hit due to superbug bacteria. Medical Tourism in India faces superbug bacteria problem as medical study in England traces the bacteria back to India.

According to a report in England's Scientific journal a new superbug has been detected in some patients who have traveled to India or Pakistan for cosmetic surgery, cancer treatment on any other form of Medical tourism. This superbug is resisted to basically all antibiotics in the world and since it traces back to India it has been named New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 or NDM-1.

Since its been hyped as bacteria which only catches while traveling in India for Medical reason, it could potentially hurt the Medical Tourism Industry of India. Doctors and hospitals in India are saying that this bacteria has been hyped wrongly by the British Media and even went on to questions the study.

This virus has been found in people from many countries and study has only chosen people who traveled to India has raised some eyebrows. Indian Doctors have questioned that why nobody in United States or other any other country has been tested for the superbug virus.

India has also objected the naming of virus after New Delhi and the logic of naming the bacteria over the place it was first discovered since HIV Virus was discovered in New York City and it has not been named NYC Virus.

The Indian health ministry in a statement, said:

While such organisms may be circulating more commonly in the world due to international travel but to link this with the safety of surgery hospitals in India and citing isolated examples to show that due to presence of such organism in Indian environment, India is not a safe place to visit is wrong

Experts are saying that this will hurt the booming Medical tourism industry in India. In past few years India has become first choice of travelers for surgeries and treatment of other diseases with world class facilities at less than half the price comparing to the Western Countries.

Some feels that main reason of targeting India over the bacteria is politically motivated to hurt Medical Tourism Industry in India. Several famed doctors in England have also questioned the study of bacteria and slammed British media for over hyping the issue and presenting in wrongly.

In the end doctors feels that people need to be educated about the superbug bacteria as its causing panic in the minds of general people. Targeting India for the bacteria is wrong as there isn't enough evidence to support the claim and they feel that Medical tourism in India will suffer until things are not cleared over the issue.