A soldier who recently returned from abroad is the first confirmed case in the holiday hotspot.
The news comes as Nigeria deals with the worst outbreak of the disease on record. A soldier who recently returned from abroad is the first confirmed case in the holiday hotspot and is now being treated at the Bégin military hospital in Saint-Mandé, Paris.
Lassa fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic illness that causes bleeding from the eyes, ears, and mouth. It is passed to humans from rodents, but people can pass it to each other too, reports the Mirror. Tourists returning to Europe or the US from Africa have been diagnosed with Lassa in recent years, but haven't spread the disease. Three cases were reported in Britain in 2022 in a family who had returned from West Africa to Bedfordshire, with a newborn baby tragically dying from the virus.
Lassa virus can cause headaches, weakness, coughing, vomiting, diarrhoea, muscle pains and a sore throat. If the virus is severe, it leads to internal bleeding, as well as breathing problems, facial swelling, chest pain and shock.
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