The name of the rat that harbours and spread the virus that causes Lassa Fever is called multimammate rat (because it has many Tips like these local street dogs after delivery) while the botanical name is Mastomys natalensis.
There have been a recent upsurge of the disease in most States of Nigeria, so it is advisable to:
– Practice hand washing hygiene regularly.
– Also, all apple lovers should wash them with salt and warm water before refrigerating them to eat.
– Our wives should avoid tasting of dry garri by chewing them for starch in the market.
– All garri soakers should let go for now.
The problem with garri is that most of the garri sellers in the market buy their garri from bush markets. These garri are often fried half dry and are subsequently dried on polythene sheets on the tarred roads or compounds in the villages. These rat dive in at will, to feed and in the process defecate and urinate on the garri, which dry up with it. If used for Eba, the virus may die because of the hot water used. But if soaked, the virus is directly ushered in. Take precaution unless of course, you process your cassava yourself at home.
There have been a recent upsurge of the disease in most States of Nigeria, so it is advisable to:
– Practice hand washing hygiene regularly.
– Also, all apple lovers should wash them with salt and warm water before refrigerating them to eat.
– Our wives should avoid tasting of dry garri by chewing them for starch in the market.
– All garri soakers should let go for now.
The problem with garri is that most of the garri sellers in the market buy their garri from bush markets. These garri are often fried half dry and are subsequently dried on polythene sheets on the tarred roads or compounds in the villages. These rat dive in at will, to feed and in the process defecate and urinate on the garri, which dry up with it. If used for Eba, the virus may die because of the hot water used. But if soaked, the virus is directly ushered in. Take precaution unless of course, you process your cassava yourself at home.
No comments:
Post a Comment