The current outbreak of the Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) has killed no fewer than 336 people across several states in Nigeria. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), there had been 2,997 suspected cases of the disease in 16 states as of April 3.
Several states, mainly in northern part of the country have been affected by the disease.
The death toll from the Cerebro Spinal Meningitis outbreak across several states has increased to 336 The federal government is taking measures to tame the current meningitis epidemic in parts of the country and Nigerians have been urged to avoid self-treatment.
As officials struggle to secure enough vaccines to prevent it and government takes measures, there is a need for the general public to have critical information about the disease and its symptoms.
Here are some of the symptoms.
- Fever
- Severe, persistent headache that seems different than normal
- Neck stiffness and pain that makes it difficult to touch your chin to your chest
- Nausea and vomiting
- Confusion, difficulty concentrating and disorientation
- Drowsiness or sluggishness
- Sensitivity to bright light
- Poor appetite
- Sleepiness
- Skin rash (sometimes, such as in meningococcal meningitis)
- More severe symptoms include seizure and coma
- In more advanced stage, bruises develop under the skin and spread quickly.
As meningitis continues to claim lives, a video surfaced online showing Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) urging his followers to bring their young ones for anointing against meningitis.
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