First Lassa Fever Death Recorded in Abuja
A 33-year-old man who came to Abuja on a visit from Jos, Plateau State, has died from the deadly Lassa fever disease which recently broke out in the country. This is the first case to be recorded in the Federal capital.
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, confirmed the report at the National Hospital, Abuja, where the victim died, last night, calling on health workers to be more vigilant and look out for patients displaying symptoms of the disease. These include high fever for more than two days, vomiting, bleeding from the nose, mouth and anus. Maintaining proper hygiene and ensuring food and food items are properly covered and preserved from rodents minimizes falling prey to the disease.
According to The Sun, the Minister also directed that all primary and secondary contacts of the victim be tracked. These include staff of the private hospital in Kubwa where the deceased was first managed for one week and subsequently became unconscious before his referral to the National Hospital.
The death reportedly brings the total number of deaths from 10 states in the country to 43.
So alarming…..May God help us
OMG!
43 people are dead already……his is alarming, worse than ebola. God please come to our rescue.
God please help us
God help us oooooo!
The God that dealt with ebola will sure do this one for us.
Lord have mercy
Ebola has come ad gone now is lassa fever
Lord have mercy on your children
God save us oooooo. This is another ‘ebola’ kind of sickness ravaging the town.
This is alarming
God hv mercy, worst Dan ebola sef
God have mercy
By d way it came, by d same way shall it return in Jesus name
Only God will save us
Lord please protect my family and I.
God save us.
Not again…God Help us
Hmmmm
Wow! Strange diseases are just coming out. There’s this one in Latin America now from mosquito and affects pregnant women the most. We all have to be careful
God dont b silent