Friday 8 August 2014

Ebola Scare: Two Feared Dead, 20 Others Hospitalised Over Excessive Salt Consumption

At least two persons have been feared killed and 20 others
hospitalised in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming
excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent Ebola Virus
Disease (EVD) attack.

The two, according to a source in Shendam who spoke with our reporter
on phone, were rushed to the hospital by their family members after
they suddenly collapsed in the morning, having consumed too much of
salt over night. They later died of high blood pressure in the
hospitals.

According to medical personnel in the hospitals where the other
patients are currently taking treatment in Jos, some developed ulcer,
while others stool profusely, having consumed the table salt in
excess.

From Thisday

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