Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with feaces of an infected person.
Symptoms of cholera includes:
🤢 Watery Diarrhea
🤮 Vomiting
🥴 Dehydration
To stay safe⤵️
☑️ Practice good hygiene
☑️ Wash your hands with soap and water regularly, especially after using the toilet and before preparing food or eating.
☑️ Only drink tap water that has been boiled or bottled water.
Initiate breastfeeding within the first 30 minutes of birth to ensure that the baby suckles colostrum, (the thick yellowish foremilk), which is good for the baby because it provides immunity to the baby. It also prevents postpartum bleeding.
Update on the Cholera Outbreak in Lagos State.
👉Cholera Confirmation: Laboratory tests have confirmed that the outbreak is due to Cholera. The identified strain is highly aggressive and contagious, with potential for widespread dissemination.
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The APHPN National President, Prof. Alphonsus Isara, paid a working visit to Benue State APHPN on Tuesday 9th of May 2022.
Full post on our website:
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From L to R: Dr. Ihoghosa Iyamu, Prof. Alphonsus Isara and Dr. Alphonsus Aigbiremolen at the ongoing World Congress on Public Health in Rome, Italy.
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He is Risen!
Wishing you a blessed Easter filled with love, joy and peace.
May this season yield special growth in all aspects of your life, family and work.
Happy Easter.
.@WHO estimates that > 1 billion people worldwide suffers from at least 1 NTD, causing illness & lifelong disabilities.
Since 2006, @USAID has supported more than 30 countries in fighting the most common NTDs.
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Did you know that over 32 million school age children in the 11 countries in @ActNTDsWest portfolio are at risk for soil-transmitted parasitic worms?
Over 350 million treatments were delivered to over 179 million school aged children w/ @USAID support.
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It’s our collective duty to tell everyone around us the benefits of immunization, so as to build a healthy community.
Let’s work to ensure a Nigeria free of vaccine preventable diseases.
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Millions of children miss out on basic childhood vaccines every year. Getting your child vaccinated is the best way to give every child a healthy start to life and protect against preventable diseases from birth into old age.
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