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Media article: Smallpox in Yemen? or really chickenpox?
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Pathfinder
Editor, Senior Moderator
Maybe it was a mistake in the translation of "chickenpox" ?
Sana'a has a history of chickenpox outbreaks.
This article was posted in Oct 2021:
Translation Google
Chickenpox" is spreading again in Sana'a after two years of decline
10-18-2021 at 08:09 PM (Yemen Sky - )
"Waterpox" disease has spread again in a number of residential neighborhoods in the capital, Sanaa, which is under the control of the Houthi militia, in light of the continuing collapse of the health system.
Local sources told "Al-Masdar Online" that citizens of all age groups were infected with the "water pox" epidemic in separate neighborhoods of Sana'a, including the neighborhood of (Al-Sinina, Haziz, Shamlan, Mathbah, and Sawan).
The sources indicated that those who were infected with the "radical", feel severe headaches and pain in the joints, in addition to heat in the body and the appearance of disease grains all over their bodies.
She stated that some families isolated the infected, after they discovered that it was a "radical" disease after the necessary examination procedures, noting that the reason for the rapid spread was the lack of parents' knowledge of the disease and its transmission among family members, in addition to the fact that symptoms did not appear until more than ten days after the outbreak. injury.
Medical sources said that health centers in those areas received dozens of cases of "chickenpox" during the past few days, most of these cases from interconnected families or neighboring to each other.
The sources added to "Al-Masdar Online" that one of the reasons for the spread and resurgence of "smallpox" is water pollution, the spread of waste and lack of hygiene, in addition to the deterioration of the living and health conditions of the population, and the multiple displacements from one place to another.
She pointed out that among the reasons for the outbreak of the epidemic among citizens, the neglect and deterioration of the health sector, the delay in the appearance of signs of infection, the lack of awareness, and family and social relations.
She pointed out that before the emergence and spread of "radical grains", other symptoms appear a few days before that, such as fatigue, headache and high body temperature, noting that most families do not know that the disease is transmitted between people through coughing, sneezing, breathing and touching.
According to medical sources, the return of the "radical" epidemic comes two years after its decline in Sana'a and other regions.
https://www.yemensky.com/news37016.html
Sana'a has a history of chickenpox outbreaks.
This article was posted in Oct 2021:
Translation Google
Chickenpox" is spreading again in Sana'a after two years of decline
10-18-2021 at 08:09 PM (Yemen Sky - )
"Waterpox" disease has spread again in a number of residential neighborhoods in the capital, Sanaa, which is under the control of the Houthi militia, in light of the continuing collapse of the health system.
Local sources told "Al-Masdar Online" that citizens of all age groups were infected with the "water pox" epidemic in separate neighborhoods of Sana'a, including the neighborhood of (Al-Sinina, Haziz, Shamlan, Mathbah, and Sawan).
The sources indicated that those who were infected with the "radical", feel severe headaches and pain in the joints, in addition to heat in the body and the appearance of disease grains all over their bodies.
She stated that some families isolated the infected, after they discovered that it was a "radical" disease after the necessary examination procedures, noting that the reason for the rapid spread was the lack of parents' knowledge of the disease and its transmission among family members, in addition to the fact that symptoms did not appear until more than ten days after the outbreak. injury.
Medical sources said that health centers in those areas received dozens of cases of "chickenpox" during the past few days, most of these cases from interconnected families or neighboring to each other.
The sources added to "Al-Masdar Online" that one of the reasons for the spread and resurgence of "smallpox" is water pollution, the spread of waste and lack of hygiene, in addition to the deterioration of the living and health conditions of the population, and the multiple displacements from one place to another.
She pointed out that among the reasons for the outbreak of the epidemic among citizens, the neglect and deterioration of the health sector, the delay in the appearance of signs of infection, the lack of awareness, and family and social relations.
She pointed out that before the emergence and spread of "radical grains", other symptoms appear a few days before that, such as fatigue, headache and high body temperature, noting that most families do not know that the disease is transmitted between people through coughing, sneezing, breathing and touching.
According to medical sources, the return of the "radical" epidemic comes two years after its decline in Sana'a and other regions.
https://www.yemensky.com/news37016.html
sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
About smallpox - A disease outbreak would be readily apparent in just a couple of weeks. The blistering effect is remarkable and would be noticed if circulating in the general population. It would be impossible for smallpox to be spreading without first being reported at the disease emergence.