Do you know how typhoid is spread and how to control it?
BACKGROUND
The Ministry of Health and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have
reported a typhoid outbreak in Kampala and parts of its neighboring
districts of Mukono and Wakiso.
The director of general health services, Dr.Ruth Aceng, revealed that
so far, two people have been confirmed to have died of the disease
while eleven more deaths are still being investigated.
Typhoid is a bacterial disease spread through contaminated food,
water and bodily contact. Symptoms usually develop 1–3 weeks after
exposure. They include fever, headache,
constipation or diarrhoea and
AN enlarged spleen and liver. Typhoid fever can be treated with
antibiotics.
Question
Do you know how typhoid is spread and how to control it?
A.
Yes
B.
No
INSTRUCTIONS
Go to messages on your phone and type Hits
FM and the name of your district, followed by either A or B. Leave a
short comment explaining your answer. Send your message to 8585. This
SMS is totally FREE OF CHARGE.
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