At the last count, lassa fever has claimed many Nigerians, with over a hundred cases recorded across 16 states of the country.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, between February 26 and March 3, a period of one week, it has recorded 20 deaths and 109 cases of lassa fever in 16 states.
NCDC described lassa fever as an acute viral hemorrhagic (excessive bleeding) illness that is transmitted to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated by infected rodents or contaminated persons.
Its symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat, general body weakness, cough, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscle pains, chest pain, and, in severe cases, unexplainable bleeding…Read Full Story…>>>
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