From Our Correspondent
Kano State Government has advised the general public to take precautionary measures to prevent the spread of diphtheria infection in the state.
In a statement, on Tuesday in Kano, the State Commissioner for Health, Dr Abubakar Labaran, asked people to avoid unnecessary gatherings.
This is in order to safeguard themselves and others from the disease.
“People should desist from needless gatherings, especially as harmattan is fast approaching.
”Diphtheria usually hits its peak during harmattan.
“It is an airborne disease. Therefore, any person suspected to have serious symptoms of catarrh should isolate themselves and visit nearest hospital.
“Suspected persons should not mingle with healthy individuals.
”This is because coughing, sneezing and shaking hands, are the major ways of transmitting the disease.
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“If a child is infected, his parents should not allow him to go to the school.
”Such a child should be taken to hospital immediately,” Labaran advised.
The commissioner also urged parents to ensure their children between the ages of 4 and 14 take vaccination three times sequentially.
They should take the vaccine one after every four weeks, to fully protect their health.
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