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Another week, another #ItStartsWithMe school visit! Today we went to Ayetoro Senior Grammar School in Ebute-Metta, Lagos. At this rate, we’re going to have students all across Lagos washing their hands and practicing good hygiene. And here are the students singing another one of our favourite handwashing songs! The lyrics are written below the video so you […]
Surpassing malaria, dengue is the fastest growing mosquito-borne disease in the world NameDengue Transmission Geography Incubation Period3 – 14 days after an infected bite Signs and Symptoms Severe dengue symptoms include: DiagnosisLaboratory testing of blood samples Treatment Prognosis Prevention: What Can You Do? Dengue In the News Sources:http://www.who.int/denguecontrol/en/http://www.cdc.gov/dengue/
Today we visited another school for the #ItStartsWithMe campaign! This time it was Lagos City Senior College in Yaba, Lagos. During our talk with the students we discussed the most important times to wash their hands and the things they need to wash properly. Through our interactive demonstration, students saw how easily they can spread germs to each […]
If you have lumps on your face, you may have mumps… NameMumps Transmission GeographyWorldwide Incubation Period2 – 3 weeks after infection Signs and Symptoms Some people have very mild or no symptoms and do not know they have the disease. Commons symptoms include: DiagnosisLaboratory testing of oral and blood samples Treatment Prognosis Prevention: What Can […]
Today we visited Eletu Odibo Senior High School in Yaba, Lagos. The purpose of the visit was to teach students when and how to properly wash their hands, speak to students about the importance of personal hygiene for health, and distribute products which Unilever Nigeria donated to DRASA. The school administration called an assembly and […]
Malaria: Is this parasite Africa’s smallest killer? NameMalaria (the name is derived from mala aria – or ‘bad air’ in Italian – as Ancient Romans believed that swamp fumes produced the illness) Transmission Geography Incubation Period7 – 15 days after an infected mosquito bite Signs and SymptomsThe first symptoms include: If not treated within 24 hours, P. falciparum malaria […]
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