Lassa Fever is a viral hemorrhagic illness endemic to West Africa, especially Nigeria. It is transmitted primarily through contact with urine or feces of infected multi-mammal rats, or human body fluids.
Toby argued that if Lassa Fever is killing political elites the way it kills rural Nigerians, emergency protocols would have been triggered long ago.
“It is a glaring example of how poverty-driven diseases are routinely ignored.
“Frequent misdiagnosis, lack of diagnostic facilities in most states, and poor disease literacy among rural dwellers fuel the spread. Lassa fever is often mistaken for malaria or typhoid until it is too late.
“Lassa Fever is not just a virus, it is a mirror of Nigeria’s healthcare negligence.