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NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by MYZOLE: 10:01pm On May 15, 2020 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58wpOXEwOLc NCDC DG speaks on the differences between COVID-19 and Malaria hours after Raymond Dokpesi demanded for answers Chikwe Iheakweazu, the Director-General of the National Center for Disease Control today spoke on the between the ravaging viral disease, COVID-19 and Malaria. This comes after the chairman of DAAR communications, Raymond Dokpesi who was discharged from an Isolation center in Abuja on Thursday May 14, asked what the differences were because according to him, all the drugs given to him at the Isolation center were anti-malaria drugs. Dokpesi while speaking to newsmen after his discharge, said ''I still have doubts in my mind. I still want to be properly educated. What is the difference between COVID-19 which is a virus and Malaria which is caused by mosquitos because every medication we were given was malartia medication. Some people, before they were told they were COVID-19 positive, they were tested in reputable laboratories and hospitals in Abuja and what they found was that they had a lot of malaria parasites in their bloodstream. So when did malaria become synonymous to COVID-19?'' A reporter at the daily briefing of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, threw this question to the NCDC boss and here is what he had to say ''I think we all know COVID-19 is a respiratory illness caused by a virus, Malaria is caused by a parasite. They are completely different diseases. However, many diseases present exactly the same way in the beginning, Yellow fever presents the same way with fever at the beginning, Lassa the same way, malaria the same way. So, the initial presentation of a febrille illness is similar across diseases. There is no specific treatment for COVID-19 so what clinicians do is to manage your symtoms so that your body recovers as quickly as possible. You can have Malaria and COVID-19. That you have COVID-19 doesn't prevent you from having Malaria and if you are in a hospital for one month, you could definitely be co-infected by both of them. So there are many reasons why people receive similar treatments but they are two completely different diseases with different pathogenesis.'' he said |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by tgirlblaze(f): 10:12pm On May 15, 2020 |
Wait ooo! Must they reply to everything ni |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by Amotolongbo(f): 10:16pm On May 15, 2020 |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by SirWarlock: 10:20pm On May 15, 2020 |
tgirlblaze:You want them to allow the assertions from dokpesi continue? |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by tgirlblaze(f): 10:22pm On May 15, 2020 |
[quote author=SirWarlock post=89592690]You want them to allow the assertions from dokpesi continue? Or dem no want him to spoil market for them |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by SirWarlock: 11:05pm On May 15, 2020 |
[quote author=tgirlblaze post=89592763][/quote]yet he allowed them to hold his family for two weeks now |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by muhyeenisce(m): 11:14pm On May 15, 2020 |
The answer is not comprehensive enough This covid19 Nigeria version is scam |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by simplyshade: 11:57pm On May 15, 2020 |
Him never still answer the question sef. Dokpesi said he was given antimalarial drugs. In other words, what they treated him for was Malaria |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by Sacchi1162(m): 11:58pm On May 15, 2020 |
Dokpesi |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by jidamsel43(m): 2:06am On May 16, 2020 |
There is no different between Corona virus and malaria in Nigeria. If you have malaria symptoms ( convid-19 symptoms) , just get yourself malaria drug and vitamin c . Don't call any foolish number because once you have malaria , you will definitely be tested positive for convid-19 |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by Kobojunkie: 2:38am On May 16, 2020 |
jidamsel43:There is a huge difference between the two diseases. You better educate yourself or you may end up among the dead quicker than you can scream MALARIA OO! |
Re: NCDC DG Speaks On The Differences Between COVID-19 And Malaria by DaddyRochie1642: 3:18am On May 16, 2020 |
This answer isn't satisfying at all... Something's Fishy |
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