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Mysterious "Disease X " in Congo Outbreak
Quote from สุขภาพและความงาม on ธันวาคม 16, 2024, 3:02 amThe Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a healthcare crisis in the remote Panzi health zone in Kwango province, where more than 400 people have been infected, and at least 31 people, mostly children under five suffering from malnutrition, have died from an undiagnosed illness. The mysterious “Disease X,” which may or may not be a new disease, causes symptoms such as fever, headache, cough, runny nose, and body aches. The World Health Organization stated at a press briefing on Tuesday that 10 out of 12 samples tested positive for malaria, but it is possible that multiple diseases are involved. The outbreak has raised urgent questions about the DRC’s ability to effectively respond to health emergencies in isolated areas.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is facing a healthcare crisis in the remote Panzi health zone in Kwango province, where more than 400 people have been infected, and at least 31 people, mostly children under five suffering from malnutrition, have died from an undiagnosed illness. The mysterious “Disease X,” which may or may not be a new disease, causes symptoms such as fever, headache, cough, runny nose, and body aches. The World Health Organization stated at a press briefing on Tuesday that 10 out of 12 samples tested positive for malaria, but it is possible that multiple diseases are involved. The outbreak has raised urgent questions about the DRC’s ability to effectively respond to health emergencies in isolated areas.
Quote from สุขภาพและความงาม on ธันวาคม 16, 2024, 4:44 amThe symptoms were identical to virus infection like fever , joint pain , runny nose. There were some concerning about delaying of measures and news (the outbreak was happened in October )
By the first week of December, the WHO had recorded more than 416 patients and 31 deaths.
Many were children. Many were malnourished.
“This is a syndrome that resembles a flu syndrome with respiratory distress for some children and for some people who have died,” warns Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba.
And while a handful of tests have detected the mosquito-borne malaria virus, the WHO says the true cause remains unknown.
A strange new virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is killing about 7.6 per cent of those who catch it. Picture: iStock
“Is it a severe seasonal flu with people on the table who are fragile because of malnutrition, because of anaemia, because of other diseases? Or is it another germ? We will know with the results,” added Minister Kamba.
The outbreak comes as yet another blow to the resource-rich but poverty-stricken nation.
The team are warning people to wear masks and avoid touching corpses.
“It is vital that these cases are investigated promptly so that appropriate treatment and control measures can be implemented,”
The symptoms were identical to virus infection like fever , joint pain , runny nose. There were some concerning about delaying of measures and news (the outbreak was happened in October )
By the first week of December, the WHO had recorded more than 416 patients and 31 deaths.
Many were children. Many were malnourished.
“This is a syndrome that resembles a flu syndrome with respiratory distress for some children and for some people who have died,” warns Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Health Minister Samuel-Roger Kamba.
And while a handful of tests have detected the mosquito-borne malaria virus, the WHO says the true cause remains unknown.
A strange new virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo is killing about 7.6 per cent of those who catch it. Picture: iStock
“Is it a severe seasonal flu with people on the table who are fragile because of malnutrition, because of anaemia, because of other diseases? Or is it another germ? We will know with the results,” added Minister Kamba.
The outbreak comes as yet another blow to the resource-rich but poverty-stricken nation.
The team are warning people to wear masks and avoid touching corpses.
“It is vital that these cases are investigated promptly so that appropriate treatment and control measures can be implemented,”