The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a “nosebleed” viral infection has spread and 18 people have already died.
Formally known as Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, it causes rapid and severe internal and external bleeding, including nosebleeds.
At least 120 people have been killed in Iraq since January and at least 18 have died so far.
WHO officials fear this is spreading at an unprecedented rate, but they are concentrating on provinces south of Dhaka.
The virus is housed in mites and is contracted by humans through contact with infected people with animal blood. This usually works in livestock and slaughterhouses.
According to the WHO, heavy bleeding, fever, body aches, dizziness, neck pain, headaches and eye sores are important symptoms.
Sore throat, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting have also been reported in infected patients.
To combat the virus, Iraqi President Mustafa Arkadim has allocated $1 billion to spray pesticides on cattle farms to kill the mites.
Veterinary clinics also distribute pesticides, encouraging residents to buy meat only from licensed vendors.
Ahmed Zuiten, a spokesman for Iraq’s World Health Organization, said the increase could be due to failed pesticide application campaigns due to Covid in 2020 and 2021.
“We have not yet reached the epidemic stage, but we have more infections than last year,” he said earlier this month.
“The procedures adopted by various authorities are not appropriate for unregulated slaughterhouses.
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Source: Metro
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