Jigawa Youth Corpers are doing something wonderful. The National Youth Service Corps, Jigawa State has stepped up effort at curbing the spread of the deadly illness within its host communitie. Corps members from the Editorial and Publicity Community Development Service Group organized a one-week Lassa Fever Sensitization Outreach in the State. The event was flagged-off by the NYSC State Coordinator, Jigawa State.
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| Match ON!!! Jigawa Youth Corpers Fight Lassa |
Corps members were seen carrying placards, banners, flyers, with inscriptions on #LassaFever in its host language – Hausa on the streets while demonstrating. The sensitizations were also made via Radio/TV programmes, visitation to markets, Schools, Mosque/Churches, Motor Parks, Door-to-Door etc. Items such as rat traps were equally distributed in some homes.
Match ON!!! Jigawa Youth Corpers Fight Lassa
Match ON!!! Jigawa Youth Corpers Fight Lassa
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| Match ON!!! Jigawa Youth Corpers Fight Lassa |
Some Facts about LASSA FEVER:
The primary animal host of the Lassa virus is the Natal multimammate mouse(Mastomys natalensis), an animal found in most of sub-Saharan Africa. The virus is probably transmitted by contact with the feces or urine of animals accessinggrain stores in residences. Given its high rate of incidence, Lassa fever is a major problem in affected countries.
Lassa fever occurs commonly in West Africa. It results in 300,000 to 500,000 cases annually and causes about 5,000 deaths each year. Outbreaks of the disease have been observed in Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone,Guinea, and theCentral African Republic.
Lassa virus is zoonotic(transmitted from animals), in that it spreads to humans from rodents, specifically multimammate mice (Mastomys natalensis). This is probably the most common mouse in equatorial Africa, ubiquitous in human households and eaten as a delicacy in some areas. In these rodents, infection is in a persistentasymptomatic state. The virus is shed in their excreta (urine and feces), which can be aerosolized. In fatal cases, Lassa fever is characterized by impaired or delayed cellular immunity leading to fulminant viremia.
Infection in humans typically occurs by exposure to animal excrement through the respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts. Inhalation of tiny particles of infectious material (aerosol) is believed to be the most significant means of exposure. It is possible to acquire the infection through broken skin or mucous membranesthat are directly exposed to infectious material. Transmission from person to person has also been established, presenting a disease risk for healthcare workers. Frequency of transmission by sexual contact has not been established.
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