Latest African news: Africa is experiencing COVID disease outbreaks

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Latest African news Africa is experiencing COVID
disease outbreaks

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Virologists told why dangerous diseases often
appear in Africa In one south Sudan state, 89
people have died of an unknown illness in the
past few weeks. At the same time, local
authorities announced many deaths from the
disease they can't able to establish
nature. According to the latest African
news, the epicentre of the disease was identified
in the city of Fangak. The disease assumes to be
cholera since cases of the disease were recorded
in places where you find the strongest flooding
in the last 60 years. His victims were more than
700 thousand people. However, the information was
not confirmed. The World Health Organization
sent specialists to Jonglei State, where they
find the first death case, to investigate the
situation. Homeland of diseases In Africa, new
diseases often appear or mutations of existing
viruses occur. The continent has already given
the world two new strains of coronavirus "beta"
and "omicron". Malaria is also common in Africa,
from which 260,000 people died in 2019. In
February of this year, a new deadly virus
appeared in Tanzania, in which patients
experienced dizziness and nausea with bloody
vomiting. At the same time, a new outbreak of
Ebola occurred on the mainland. With it, the
patient's temperature rises, weakness, muscle
pain, dizziness, and sore throat appear. Symptoms
develop into a dry cough, dehydration, diarrhea,
vomiting, and impaired liver and kidney function.
In the summer, they found a case of infection
with Marburg fever on the west coast of
Africa. The abundance of viruses is easy to
explain in Africa, there are favorable
conditions for their development. Infectious
disease specialist Yuri Vengerov reminded "360"
that on the continent there is a high temperature
and high humidity. So preserve microbes in a
better way in the external environment than in
countries with a cold climate, where they are
waiting for a quick death. The expert doctor also
added the low standard of living and poor
medicine is the main reason for the reproduction
of viruses.
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The situation is worsened by the local fauna, for
example, the abundance of insects that carry
dangerous diseases. Last but not least is the
funeral traditions in the countries that caused
the spread of Ebola during burial, mourners must
touch the corpse. It is not profitable to
develop vaccines for rare diseases that are
endemic in one region, but the WHO and the Red
Cross supply countries with antibiotics and other
drugs to fight infections. Experts told the
rules should be followed to protect the health if
a trip to Africa is inevitable according to
the latest Breaking News. When visiting the
continent, you need to take preventive
antimalarial drugs and not buy food and water on
the street, the infectious disease specialist
concluded. South African president tests
positive for COVID Ramaphosa instructed Vice
President David Mabuza to act as head of The
press service reported that the president felt
unwell after he left the memorial service in
honor of former Vice President Clerk. Ramaphosa
is currently being treated by the South African
National Defence Forces Military Medical
Service. Before that, the president underwent a
full course of vaccination. During the overseas
trips that took place this week, all of his PCR
tests were negative. Today's ceremony was held
with all the observance of sanitary rules hand
hygiene, wearing masks and social
distancing. Anyone who came into contact with
the president was advised to self-isolate and
take coronavirus tests. President Ramaphosa said
his illness should be a warning to all residents
of the country about the need to follow the rules
and be vaccinated. The vaccine remains the best
protection against severe disease. To know
latest Breaking News on Africa stay tuned with
us!
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