Q: Who is at risk of #diphtheria infection?
A:
➡️Children & adults who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated with the anti-diphtheria vaccine
➡️Individuals who live in crowded or dirty environments
➡️Healthcare workers
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A:
➡️Children & adults who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated with the anti-diphtheria vaccine
➡️Individuals who live in crowded or dirty environments
➡️Healthcare workers
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FAQs on Diphtheria
What is Diphtheria?
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae that affects the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual.
Children and Adults who are partially or not vaccinated are at risk…
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae that affects the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual.
Children and Adults who are partially or not vaccinated are at risk…
In this week's #LassaFever situation report, we provide a summary of the epidemiological situation and response activities in Nigeria.
🔗Download, read, and share via
https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%ll20in%20Nigeria
#LassaFeverInfo
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#LassaFeverInfo
You can reduce your risk of getting infected with #Lassafever by preventing the entry of rodents into your homes.
Ensure you:
➡️Maintain a clean environment
➡️Block all holes in your house to discourage entry of rodents
➡️ Dispose of garbage properly
#TakeResponsibility
Ensure you:
➡️Maintain a clean environment
➡️Block all holes in your house to discourage entry of rodents
➡️ Dispose of garbage properly
#TakeResponsibility
Q: How does #diphtheria spread?
A: #Diphtheria spreads easily through:
➡️Direct contact with infected people
➡️Droplets from an infected person while coughing or sneezing
➡️Contact with contaminated objects/clothing
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A: #Diphtheria spreads easily through:
➡️Direct contact with infected people
➡️Droplets from an infected person while coughing or sneezing
➡️Contact with contaminated objects/clothing
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FAQs on Diphtheria
What is Diphtheria?
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae that affects the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual.
Children and Adults who are partially or not vaccinated are at risk…
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae that affects the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual.
Children and Adults who are partially or not vaccinated are at risk…
Individuals with symptoms suggestive of #diphtheria should report to a healthcare facility immediately for diagnosis and proper treatment.
Ensure you take extra precautionary measures while visiting to prevent the risk of spread.
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Ensure you take extra precautionary measures while visiting to prevent the risk of spread.
Watch & share 👇🏼
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FAQs on Diphtheria
What is Diphtheria?
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae that affects the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual.
Children and Adults who are partially or not vaccinated are at risk…
Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium diphtheriae that affects the nose, throat, and sometimes, skin of an individual.
Children and Adults who are partially or not vaccinated are at risk…
This year, 791 confirmed cases of #LassaFever and 149 deaths have been reported across 27 States in Nigeria.
🔗Read more on the epidemiological situation of #LassaFever in Nigeria and our response activities via https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria
🔗Read more on the epidemiological situation of #LassaFever in Nigeria and our response activities via https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria
#HappyEaster from all of us at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.
May this day fill you and your loved ones with joy, happiness, and renewed health.
Let's celebrate the gift of hope and good health as we strive towards healthy living.
May this day fill you and your loved ones with joy, happiness, and renewed health.
Let's celebrate the gift of hope and good health as we strive towards healthy living.
Unclean hands can spread diseases.
Regular hand washing with soap under running water is a simple yet effective way to prevent the spread of #LassaFever.
Wash your hands:
✅Before & after eating
✅After coughing/sneezing
✅Upon returning home
✅While caring for the ill
✅When entering/leaving a public space
#HealthforAll
Regular hand washing with soap under running water is a simple yet effective way to prevent the spread of #LassaFever.
Wash your hands:
✅Before & after eating
✅After coughing/sneezing
✅Upon returning home
✅While caring for the ill
✅When entering/leaving a public space
#HealthforAll
Here are some ways to keep your food safe from rodents⬇️
✅Store your food in tightly covered containers
✅Clean your environments regularly
✅Put rodent repellents around your food store
✅Seal all cracks, gaps, or holes in your homes to prevent entry of rodents
#STOPLassaFever
✅Store your food in tightly covered containers
✅Clean your environments regularly
✅Put rodent repellents around your food store
✅Seal all cracks, gaps, or holes in your homes to prevent entry of rodents
#STOPLassaFever
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Blocked drainage systems could lead to contamination of safe water sources and increase the risk of #cholera infection.
Play your part to limit the risk:
❌Stop dumping refuse in drainages
✅Clear blocked drainages in and around your homes
✅Ensure proper clearing of sewage
#TakeResponsibility
Play your part to limit the risk:
❌Stop dumping refuse in drainages
✅Clear blocked drainages in and around your homes
✅Ensure proper clearing of sewage
#TakeResponsibility
#Meningitis is a top cause of acquired deafness in children.
Get them vaccinated! Meningitis is largely vaccine-preventable!
Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre close to them to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.
#TakeResponsibility
Get them vaccinated! Meningitis is largely vaccine-preventable!
Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre close to them to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.
#TakeResponsibility
Healthcare workers are urged to always practice standard precautions while attending to suspected or confirmed cases of #LassaFever.
🔗Download and read our 'National Guideline for Lassa Fever Case Management'
https://www.ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/92_1547068532.pdf
#StaySafeStayHealthy
🔗Download and read our 'National Guideline for Lassa Fever Case Management'
https://www.ncdc.gov.ng/themes/common/docs/protocols/92_1547068532.pdf
#StaySafeStayHealthy
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#MyHealthMyRight means everyone - no matter the age, gender, tribe, location or economic status – all have a right to good health.
As #Nigeria strides towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the commitment is clear: Leave No One Behind in the quest for #healthcoverage.
#HealthSectorRenewal #HealthForAll #WorldHealthDay2024
As #Nigeria strides towards the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the commitment is clear: Leave No One Behind in the quest for #healthcoverage.
#HealthSectorRenewal #HealthForAll #WorldHealthDay2024
Human-to-human spread of #LassaFever is possible through direct contact with the body fluids of an infected individual.
Avoid direct contact with body fluids or personal belongings of persons suspected or confirmed with #Lassafever.
Take extra precautions to protect yourself and those around you.
#StaySafeStayHealthy
Avoid direct contact with body fluids or personal belongings of persons suspected or confirmed with #Lassafever.
Take extra precautions to protect yourself and those around you.
#StaySafeStayHealthy
All health workers are urged to always protect themselves.
Stay alert! Have a high index of suspicion for #LassaFever in patients that have not responded to standard anti-malaria treatment & treatment for other common infectious causes of fever within 48-72 hours
Use standard precautions AT ALL TIMES!
Stay alert! Have a high index of suspicion for #LassaFever in patients that have not responded to standard anti-malaria treatment & treatment for other common infectious causes of fever within 48-72 hours
Use standard precautions AT ALL TIMES!
#EidMubarak to all Muslim faithful.
May this season fill your homes, community and the whole of #Nigeria with overwhelming peace and good health.
#StaySafe and healthy as you #CelebrateResponsibly
#EidAlFitr from us at the NCDC
May this season fill your homes, community and the whole of #Nigeria with overwhelming peace and good health.
#StaySafe and healthy as you #CelebrateResponsibly
#EidAlFitr from us at the NCDC
Bacterial meningitis leaves 1 in 5 people with disabilities such as hearing loss, brain damage and limb loss.
But meningitis is largely vaccine-preventable!
Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.
#TakeResponsibility
But meningitis is largely vaccine-preventable!
Parents/caregivers are urged to visit any primary health care centre to get their children/wards vaccinated against #meningitis.
#TakeResponsibility
In total for 2024, at least one confirmed case of #LassaFever has been reported in 27 States across 125 Local Government Areas in Nigeria.
For more information on the epidemiological situation of #LassaFever in Nigeria and our response activities, check out our weekly #situationreport via
🔗 https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria.
For more information on the epidemiological situation of #LassaFever in Nigeria and our response activities, check out our weekly #situationreport via
🔗 https://ncdc.gov.ng/diseases/sitreps/?cat=5&name=An%20update%20of%20Lassa%20fever%20outbreak%20in%20Nigeria.
Early diagnosis of #LassaFever when experiencing symptoms increases the chances of survival.
Symptoms include fever, body weakness, sore throat, muscle & chest pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, cough & abdominal pain
Report early to a health facility when ill
#LassaFeverInfo
Symptoms include fever, body weakness, sore throat, muscle & chest pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, cough & abdominal pain
Report early to a health facility when ill
#LassaFeverInfo