TENSION AS MANY IN ABUJA COMMUNITY DIE FROM HIGHLY CONTAGIOUS INFECTION

Tunji wusu –

Following a recent spike in the chickenpox outbreak, residents of Wubara, a village in the Jiwa ward of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are confused.
That illness known as chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus.

Following a recent spike in the chickenpox outbreak, residents of Wubara, a village in the Jiwa ward of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are confused.

It causes a rash to become itchy and is followed by little fluid-filled blisters. The chickenpox virus is extremely contagious and can spread quickly to people who have never had the disease or the vaccination.

The Supervisory Council for Health’s Faoye Tunji, representing the council chairman Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, confirmed the disease’s most recent surge during a recent medical outreach in Wubara. “We lament the outbreak of chicken pox that befell Wubara and other communities where several households were affected and so many lives were lost,” Maikalangu said. So many people are afraid as a result of this disaster. We hope and pray that this tragic situation never arises again.

“To us in the council, this outbreak is becoming one too many and a permanent solution is urgently needed to prevent further occurrence. I hereby appeal to our people to maintain a healthy lifestyle by sleeping in well-ventilated houses, be mindful of the heat and bad weather caused by climate change and visit our facilities whenever we have any symptom.’’

Dr. Dorothy Ihegazie, the Program Officer for Disease Control at the Health Unit/Department of AMAC, also responded to the most recent development by highlighting the council’s preparedness to offer community outreach medical services.

She emphasized that the medications were available at the pharmacy and asked the attendees to assist the on-site medical personnel.

The Wubara Chief, Alhaji Ibrahim Dallatu, for his part, expressed his happiness with the medical outreach program and predicted that it will successfully fight any prospective illnesses in the community.

Over a thousand community members were inspected by the on-site medical specialists during the outreach, and necessary drugs were given out, according to Daily Trust.

Furthermore, it was noted that the medical outreach program provided drugs for poliomyelitis, typhoid, malaria, child immunization, COVID-19, chickenpox, monkeypox, and a host of other illnesses.