Pandemic Alert: Unknown disease with flu-like symptoms kills 150 in Africa, sick dying at home
New Delhi, December 05, 2024.
Amid the 'bleeding eye virus' panic plaguing Africa, health officials have issued a warning after an unknown disease with flu-like symptoms killed almost 150 people since it was discovered in the southwestern Congo. According to AP, the deaths occurred in the Panzi health zone of Kwango province between November 10 and November 25. To diagnose the sickness, a medical team has been dispatched to the Panzi health zone to gather samples and do an analysis.
According to provincial health minister Apollinaire Yumba, the symptoms of this unidentified illness resemble flu and include a high fever, a strong headache, coughing, and anemia. Following the deaths of numerous patients in their homes due to a lack of access to treatment, health officials in the Democr...
