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A mysterious disease called ‘Disease
The World Health Organization says a mysterious illness, dubbed “Disease X,” has killed at least 31 people – mostly children – in the remote Panzi region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to the health body, more than 406 people have died. The cases have been reported in Kwango province, about 435 miles southeast of the capital Kinshasa. More than half of those who died were children under the age of five who were severely malnourished.
WHO is struggling to uncover the origins of ‘Disease X’, which has sent a team to uncover the mystery.
The World Health Organization says more than 400 cases of a mysterious, deadly, flu-like illness called “Disease X” have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The health body, which has sent a team to solve the mystery, is struggling to uncover its origins.
Local officials say the unknown disease has infected an estimated 406 people in the DRC since October and killed 143 of them – mostly children. Officials say the epicenter of the outbreak is in a remote area of quango provinceWhere poor road conditions and heavy rain mean it takes at least two days to reach.
According to the DRC’s Ministry of Public Health, the mortality rate from the disease has been about 8 percent, and many deaths were recorded outside health facilities.
Infected people died of malnutrition
According to WHO, in addition to the remoteness of the epicenter, investigations are hampered by the fact that in all the most severe cases of “Disease X” patients suffer from severe malnutrition, making it difficult to accurately diagnose the disease. Is. Source. “These challenges, along with limited diagnostics in the field, have delayed identification of the underlying cause,” WHO said in a statement.
The organization said, “Teams are collecting samples for laboratory testing, providing more detailed clinical characterization of found cases, investigating transmission dynamics, and being active within health facilities and at the community level.” “Are actively searching for additional cases.”
According to preliminary findings, reports suggest that the deaths may be related to several other diseases spreading in southwest DRC – including acute pneumonia, influenza, COVID-19, measles and malaria – as all of these are common in this area.
WHO says that the cause of deaths could be more than one disease.
Signs and symptoms of “Disease X”
According to the DRC Ministry of Health, all recorded cases of the disease include patients suffering from:
- Fever
- Headache
- cough
- runny nose
- body pain
- difficulty breathing
- anemia
While WHO said it had found evidence of only 31 deaths due to “Disease X”, the majority of which involved children under five, it acknowledged that the death toll could be higher.
even though Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention it is warned disease x While airborne, questions remain over the exact nature of the disease and how it spreads. According to WHO, the threat globally is currently low, but due to the proximity of the border with Angola, there is concern about cross-border transmission.
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