{"id":172574,"date":"2023-03-17T11:44:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T11:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=172574"},"modified":"2023-03-17T11:44:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T11:44:58","slug":"mystery-disease-kills-5-as-victims-suffer-headaches-and-nosebleeds-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/mystery-disease-kills-5-as-victims-suffer-headaches-and-nosebleeds-before-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery disease kills 5 as victims suffer headaches and nosebleeds before death"},"content":{"rendered":"

At least five people have died from a mystery disease which causes headaches and a fever.<\/p>\n

Health bosses in Tanzania, East Africa, have described the illness as \u201cstrange\u201d after seven cases were reported in Kagera. <\/p>\n

Doctors are now working to identify and treat the mysterious illness which causes headaches, fever, fatigue and nosebleeds.<\/p>\n

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Tanzania\u2019s chief medical officer Tumaini Nagu told the BBC: \u201cThe government formed a regional team of professionals under the Rapid Response Team who are investigating this unknown disease\u201d.<\/p>\n

Experts are warning the public to avoid contact with anyone who may be infected, and asking people to remain calm.<\/p>\n

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The publication added that in July 2022 three people died after displaying similar symptoms, in southern Tanzania.<\/p>\n

The outbreak was later identified as leptospirosis, also known as Weil\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n

It is typically spread through contact with animal urine, such as rats, nice, cows, pigs and dogs. <\/p>\n

Symptoms include fever, headache, feeling and being sick, aching muscles and joints, red eyes, and a loss of appetite.<\/p>\n

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