You may have seen media reports on those who traveled to England. Lasa column While in the country.
In the UK, Lassa Fever is rare, but in the UK, there is a relocation experience of a few cases, and most recently, you can try to restrict the spread of infections by identifying people with Lassa columns and contacting contact activities. We are now working at speed to identify people who have contacted people with Lassa fever.
This blog post summarizes what UKHSA does in the key points of the Lassa Fever and in the case of infectious diseases such as Lassa Fever in the UK.
How to spread Lasa heat
Lassa Fever, a disease caused by lassa viruses, was first explained in the 1950s. The virus was confirmed in 1969 after two missionaries died of illness in Lassa, Nigeria. Lassa Fever is a climate (regularly found) in a part of Seo Africa, especially Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leon. The lassa virus is transported by the MASTOMYS rodent, a specific type of rodent.
In this affected country, the most common way for people to catch the lassa virus is to eat contaminated foods or breathe in the virus. People can also be infected with feces of infected rodents, such as floor, home surface or food or water. Some people can eat lasa virus when they eat masts and eat this rodent.
Lassa viruses are not easily spread among people. If you come into contact with the body fluid of a person with a rassa heat, such as blood, saliva, urine or semen, it can spread from one person to another.
Lasa column symptoms
Most people who receive Lassa columns have light symptoms and are completely restored. But in some cases, the virus can cause more serious illness and death.
Light symptoms of Lasa columns are as follows:
- Heat (high temperature) and trembling
- Feeling tired and weak
- headache
- Generalized pain
- sore throat
More serious symptoms are as follows:
- bleeding
- Difficulty breathing
- puke
- Swelling
- Chest, back and stomach pain
Symptoms usually occur between one and three weeks after contacting the Lassa virus.
Pregnant women, especially in the third quarter, have a high risk of serious illness. Catching viruses during pregnancy increases not only the possibility of stillbirth and heritage, but also a serious complication and death of pregnant women.
Respond to Lassa Fever in the UK
Those with Lasa fever will receive a support treatment. In other words, the fluid will be provided, the symptoms will be monitored and the drug will be treated according to the symptoms. There is no effective single treatment for Lasa heat.
In the UK, Lassa fever A High result infectious diseases. These diseases are more likely to cause death than other diseases, and there is no effective treatment or method that prevents diseases such as vaccines.
A case of such a disease confirmed in the UK is a contact tracking. In other words, we work quickly to identify people who have contacted people with diseases. Then we provide public health advice to these contact managers to provide advice on what we need to do. This helps to reduce the spread of the disease.
