Recently, news about diarrheal disease is going viral on the internet. When the public found out about this disease, they all started to surf the internet to know about it. Not only that the public is also surfing the internet to know about the victims of the disease. Everyone is surfing the internet to know about the disease as it spread in Gauteng. In this article, we are going to give the details about diarrheal disease. Not only that, we are also going to give information about the victims of the disease as the news is going viral on the internet. Keep reading the article to know more.
Diarrheal disease outbreak
Currently, the nation is dealing with an outbreak of diarrheal disease and an increase in the number of laboratory-confirmed cholera cases. The Health Department is asking the public to take extra precautions and practice good hand hygiene. Six people who had recently developed gastrointestinal symptoms in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, have died, the department said in a statement on Saturday. As a result of this, more than 50 patients have received medical care at Jubilee Hospital.
“Diarrheal disease, which affects the stomach and intestines, is a typical and often highly contagious ailment. According to the government, it is the world’s leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity and is usually transmitted by direct contact with an infected person or contaminated food and water. According to Foster Mohale, spokesman for the health department, most illnesses develop 12 to 48 hours after exposure. Some typical symptoms are diarrhea, cramps, nausea, vomiting, and a low temperature. Following the discovery of four more cases in Gauteng and seven cases in the Vredefort and Parys regions of the Free State, the department said the total number of confirmed positive cholera cases has reached 22.
To prevent infection, he advised the public to stay away from known or suspected contaminated food, water and surfaces, and to wash hands thoroughly with soap before handling any food or after using the bathroom. People should never drink dirty water directly from rivers, dams, or streams without first boiling or disinfecting it. Teams from provincial and district outbreak response units from both provinces were dispatched to the affected areas to increase health education and promotion efforts and further explore the origins of the outbreaks. According to the department, it will inform the public of any new information and findings of the investigation.
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