An unidentified student has died of Lassa fever in
Ebonyi State. The state governor Dave Umahi
made this known at a town hall meeting in
Abakalili, the state capital yesterday January
26th. Speaking at the meeting, Umahi urged
residents of the state to immediately go to the
hospital for proper testing anytime they fall ill.
“It may be Lassa fever and if it is detected
early, it can be treated than when it
reaches an advanced stage when it may be
difficult to save the victim.”he said
Meanwhile the Rivers state government has
declared "Operation Kill all Rats" in the state after
6 people died from the disease in the state.
Lassa fever is a deadly fever transmitted by rats.
It can be prevented by keeping a clean
environment. Early symptoms of the disease
include fever, headache, chills, diarrhea, nausea,
vomiting, sore throat, backache, and joint pains.
Late symptoms include bleeding from the eyes,
ears and nose, bleeding from the mouth and
rectum, eye swelling, swelling of the genitals and
rashes all over the body that often contain blood.
It could progress to coma, shock and death.
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