<p>A one-month-old baby boy was branded with a hot iron rod about 40 times to cure a disease in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/10-injured-as-speeding-container-truck-collides-with-tourist-bus-in-odisha-23492390" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Odisha</a>'s Nabarangpur district following which he was admitted to a government hospital, officials said on Monday.</p>
<p>The child is a resident of Phundelpada village under Gambhariguda panchayat in the Chandahandi block of the district.</p>
<p>He was admitted to the Umerkote Sub-Divisional Hospital for treatment.</p>
<p>Nabarangpur Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Dr Santosh Kumar Panda visited the hospital and said the infant's health condition is now stable.</p>
<p>"There are about 30 to 40 branding spots on the belly and head of the child. There is a superstition that if a child is branded with hot metal, then the child would be cured of diseases," he said.</p>
<p>The doctor said that the child was down with a fever, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/they-dont-want-to-be-superwomen-23492591" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">running a high temperature ten days ago and was crying a lot</a>.</p>
<p>The family members believed that the child was under the influence of some evil spirit. Instead of seeking medical help, the family branded him 30-40 times with hot metal, in the belief that it would cure him, the CDMO said.</p>
<p>When the child fell seriously ill after the branding, he was admitted to the Umerkote Hospital. Such practices have been going on in remote areas for a long time, the CDMO said.</p>
<p>He also said that the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/health-and-fitness/article/new-blood-test-capable-of-detecting-pregnancy-health-complications-earlier-23491373" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">health department</a> has decided to focus on Chandahandi block and create awareness among the people to bring children to hospitals for treatment instead of branding them with hot metal.</p>
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The doctor said that the child was down with a fever, running a high temperature ten days ago and was crying a lot

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The family branded him 30-40 times with hot metal, in the belief that it would cure him, the CDMO said

Odisha: One month-old-baby boy branded with hot iron rod for 40 times to cure disease

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