By Abujah Racheal
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
(NCDC) says though Coronavirus (COVID-19) presents symptoms similar to malaria
such as fever, both diseases are caused by different organisms and differ in
mode of transmission.
The NCDC made this known on its
official twitter handle, while warning Nigerians against taking COVID-19 and
malaria as the same infection.
The health agency also identified 12
symptoms that could point to the existence of COVID-19 in the human body.
According to NCDC, the listed symptoms
will help Nigerians “take responsibility” by quickly calling the available
holtines if they experienced a combination of this symptoms.
The NCDC urged Nigerians to alert its
officials, “If you have COUGH or FEVER and one of these symptoms:
Loss of taste; loss of smell, difficulty
in breathing, diarrhea, catarrh, fatigue, shivering, body pain, headache and
sore throat.
It also added that difficulty in
breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure, and loss of speech or
movement” were some of the serious symptoms of COVID-19.
The NCDC urged Nigerians to “seek
immediate medical attention if they have serious symptoms.”
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)
reports that the World Health Organisation (WHO) advised that people with mild
symptoms who were otherwise healthy should manage their symptoms at home.
“On average it takes 5–6 days from
when someone is infected with the virus for symptoms to show, however it can
take up to 14 days,” it said.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has announced 653
new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to
36, 107.
The NCDC said that as at the July, 18,
2020, 653 new confirmed cases and six deaths were recorded in the country.
It said that the 653 new
cases were reported from 27 states and the FCT.
“Till date, 36107 cases have been
confirmed, 14938 cases have been discharged and 778 deaths have been recorded
in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” it said.
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