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Medical Corner

Are you

Aware?

What Hantavirus and Ebola

Teach Us About Hygiene

iruses are too small to see, but they

can cause serious illness. Around The World Health Organization
V the world, disease outbreaks notes that around 80% of
have shown that tiny germs can be a infectious diseases are
major threat to health. Two examples are
linked to inadequate water,
Hantavirus and Ebola Virus Disease. These
sanitation, and hygiene
diseases spread in different ways, but
(WASH) practices.
both show why good hygiene is important.

Hantavirus: When Rodents

Become a Health Risk

Rats and other rodents can carry
Hantaviruses. People can become
infected by breathing in air contaminated
with the urine, droppings, or saliva of

infected rodents.

You can lower the risk of infection by
Hantavirus infection often starts with flu-
keeping your surroundings clean, covering
like symptoms such as fever, headache,
food, disposing of waste properly, and
muscle aches, and tiredness. In severe
preventing rodents from entering homes
cases, it can affect the lungs and make
and hostels.
breathing difficult.

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