As if the ravages of consistent killers like malaria and HIV/AIDS were not enough,
there are warnings that a new disease which is potentially deadlier than Ebola
Virus Disease (EVD), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Zika
Called WIV1-coronavirus (CoV1), the disease is caused by a virus found in
Chinese Rufous Horseshoe bats and is apparently capable of direct transmission
to humans (which could be sexually) without intermediaries as was previously
believed.
It begins with flu-like symptoms which rapidly worsen to pneumonia.
Current SARS vaccines are ineffective against it, and its ease of
transmission could ensure that hundreds of thousands of people
across the world are affected.
This is a warning Nigeria must take with all the seriousness that
it deserves. The outbreaks of EVD, SARS, Lassa fever and Avian
influenza have clearly shown that the emergence of new diseases and
new variations of old ailments is a grim reality that the world can only
ignore at its own cost.
The ease and rapidity of modern travel mean that any outbreak
in one part of the world can spread in a matter of days, if not hours.
WIV1-CoV1’s status as a respiratory disease makes Nigeria’s
often-crowded, insanitary towns and cities perfect for i
ts transmission if it eventually reaches humans.
Any viable strategy against this so-called “Super-SARS” virus must
be comprehensive enough to take prevention, detection, tracking,
isolation and cure into consideration. All points of entry must be given
adequate equipment to monitor all visitors and indigenes coming into
the country. Hospitals and laboratories will require training and tools
to detect the virus and develop treatment regimens. Communities
across the nation will have to be fully informed about WIV1-CoV1,
especially its symptoms and the steps to take if it is suspected;
those parts of the country where bats are a delicacy must be warned
against further consumption.
-The Nation
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Pastor Chris Okafor's Prophesy for 2016 released (Dec. 31, 2015)
1. A more deadly sexually transmitted disease worse than HIV AIDS has been
released from the kingdom of darkness. We need to be very prayerful and careful.
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