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News broke out on Monday 15, January about the fresh case of Lassa Fever killings
Two medical personnel in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Although there were speculations about the state of health of those victims and some people believe that there were some underlying infections associated with the death hence the cause of death was not really ascertain. However the result of the laboratory test carried out showed that the sample tested were positive for lassa virus
More facts emerged on the matter as it was reported that one of the said victim contracted the virus from the index patient who surprisingly survived and was discharged while the doctor became a victim.
Now this is the likely reason for the cause of the death. Firstly the infection was poorly managed by the medical personnel and they probably forgot about the routine cleaning and sterilization/disinfection after contact with the patient.
Secondly, one of the victims were reported on self-medication and refused to go to the hospital from proper treatment. One thing about lassa fever is the need for quick diagnosis and early treatment to avert death. It was a preventable death that could have been averted if enough precautions were taken and prompt attention was paid to the early symptoms.
I will explain more about Lassa fever, the Myths, Facts and the reality in my next post
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