Abdalaziz Alhamza – Exclusive – Raqqa is being slaughtered silently
70 km north of Raqaa there is Tel Abyad city , which is dominated by Kurdish protection forces YPG in the middle of the last year, in partnership with Army of the Syria Democratic forces they carried out an ethnic displacement for its people to be under the facto authority in the absence of services and the exposition to various violations.
during the last week there was news about the spread of an unknown virus led to the injury of dozens of residents of the city and its countryside before it spreads southward to reveal new cases in the west countryside of Raqqa, where the progression of the disease to cause the death of about twenty civilians so far.
And the symptoms of the disease is similar to the symptoms of influenza as a viral infection spread from person to another easily through inhalation and aimed all age groups, as characterized by sudden high body temperature and the incidence of cough (usually dry), headache, pain in muscles and joints, nausea and severe (malaise), sore throat, runny nose and, while the cases of normal seasonal influenza recover within a week without the need for the development of medical care, but the diagnosed cases ended in death, mostly unexplained.
Infection:
Seasonal influenza spreads easily and can break into schools, special care centers,homes or commercial buildings and cities, so when the infected coughs he will secrete spray rack of infection and will expose any one will inhaled for the risk of infection, as the virus can spread through contaminated hands, and to prevent it should be covered the mouths and noses with a tissue when coughing and washing hands regularly.
Prevention:
the prevention of this disease, “inexplicable” is to avoid direct contact with infected and isolate them in addition to the intensive care of hygiene and not to approach the gatherings, and for children they must wear medical masks and take the oral temperature and not to approach the foci of infection.
Against this background, local activists sent distress calls to medical and humanitarian organizations and appealed to send medical teams to lend a helping hand and provide appropriate treatment, but without any action or response from any side or party .
