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THE LOCUSTS These may look just like normal insects, but

these are actually symptoms that loc usts are
.
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there and where they invade. Well, they
normally invade Ethiopia, Somalia, and
Well, what are locusts? They look like
Kenya. They just invade the east and west of
grasshoppers that eat and do little harm
Africa. So in conclusion, the Locusts can be a
when alone, but when they get in a swarm
very dangerous pest that invades countries
they start to change by running crazy and
so when you encounter them just run away
eating whatever they can. They often travel
because they can do so much harm in just
to places like Africa just to eat and invade
seconds, especially in swarms.
the country. The main routine of a loc ust is
they make a burrow in hot areas or in
ABOUT CORONAVIRUS
people's homes through tight spaces. Fun
fact about a locust they can eat mor e than
.
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35,000 people can eat. They have an
enormous body sac to help them digest
You must have heard about the cor on avirus
their food.
(2019-nCoV) that happened in China. This
Well, you are probably thinking “ How is
disease started from Wuhan, China. This kind
this affecting others in Africa?” The loc usts
of Infectious disease spread immediately;
affect humans. The people of Africa started
therefore, it has now been upgraded to a
to go hungry because the locusts ate their
worldwide disease. The harm of cor on avirus,
food, the same as Africa’s water supply. But
the action of Chinese government and the
the only thing that protected the peop le of
origin of the coronavirus are the three things
Africa were pesticides. They are like poi son
that people are most interested in.
but only to pests. Spraying some will kill
The new coronavirus causes pneumon ia; it
only 3 or 4 locusts, but not the whol e
is very similar to SARS in 2002-2003, but it's
swarm. This was their tactic in defending
more dangerous than SARS. The disease has
against locusts.
an incubation period; people who have the
How can you know when a locust is
disease won't appear sick for up to 20 days.
there? You know when a locust is there if
Fever and cough are the symptoms of an
you can see tiny insects jumping arou nd a
infected person.
room or a hall.

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