Nigerians Warned Against The Consumption Of Gari

Food makes your body work, grow and repair our body. The kind of food you eat can affect the efficiency of these processes. Body function and the food that sustains it is infinitely complex. Food is in fact one of the most complicated sets of chemicals imaginable.

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What happens if a group of people are warned against the consumption of a particular food? Dr. Borniface Okoro has warned Nigerians against the consumption of soaked gari. This call was made by Dr Boniface Okolo, the director of Public Health, Enugu state.

According to Dr. Okoro, this must be done on order to avoid contacting Lassa fever. One may be wondering what Lassa fever is. Africacelebrities.com educates.

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 Lassa fever, also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF), is a type of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus. Many of those infected by the virus do not develop symptoms. When symptoms occur, they typically include fever, weakness, headaches, vomiting, and muscle pains

The medical doctor warned that rats are most times in contact with gari and that the rodents are the cause of the disease. Going further, he said the consumption of gari must be discouraged.

Source: Africacelebrities.com