(Translation by Yusra Ahmed)
Typhoid fever cases has increased recently in Southern Damascus region especially with summer season and hot weather.
Dr. Abdul Rahman in Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees told Zaman al-Wasl they had hundreds of confirmed Typhoid cases last July.
The General Medical body in Southern Damascus had a week ago issued an appeal to warn from the disease.
The body confirmed 5844 cases of Typhoid, 938 of them in July only.
The Medical Body described the disease elevation as “worrying and scary”. The statement held the siege responsibility for that as the Syrian regime prevented any medication from getting inside the camp.
The main reason according to Dr. Abdul Rahman is lack of clean water leading to less hygiene besides the high temperature and unavailability of medication and antibiotics because of the siege.
Hepatitis A had before spread for the same reasons
Dr. Abdul Rahman mentioned that 35% of people in Yarmouk camp had fever of many reasons during the last two months, especially among children, he warned of increasing these diseases and infections to epidemic levels and demanded the United Nations and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) to interfere to let in medications and antibiotics yarmouk camp to stop spreading of disease.
Yarmouk camp has witnessed lack of clean drinking water for more than a year because of cutting water supply by the Syrian regime as people have to drink water from wells’ water instead.
Escaping of medical staff from Yarmouk camp towards other areas especially those had truce with the regime camp has exacerbated the crisis, especially after invading the camp by the Islamic State (ISIS), as less than 5 doctors has stayed in the camp with small number of nurses and paramedics. The camp suffers of severe scarceness of medical equipment and tools as well.
Dr. Abdul Rahman mentioned that most medications allocated to Southern Damascus go to the General Medical Body which is allocated in areas those had truce with the regime, and it is difficult for people from Yarmouk camp to go there and get treatment.
Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a symptomatic bacterial infection due to Salmonella Typhi, Symptoms often start gradually of a high fever over several days, Weakness, abdominal pain, constipation, and headaches also commonly occur, Diarrhea and vomiting are uncommon. Some people develop a skin rash with rose colored spots.
Sanitation and hygiene are the critical measures that can be taken to prevent typhoid, Transmission of infection is only from human to human. Typhoid can only spread in environments where human feces or urine are able to come into contact with food or drinking water. Careful food preparation and washing of hands are crucial to prevent typhoid.
Typhoid fever cases has increased recently in Southern Damascus region especially with summer season and hot weather.
Dr. Abdul Rahman in Yarmouk Camp for Palestinian refugees told Zaman al-Wasl they had hundreds of confirmed Typhoid cases last July.
The General Medical body in Southern Damascus had a week ago issued an appeal to warn from the disease.
The body confirmed 5844 cases of Typhoid, 938 of them in July only.
The Medical Body described the disease elevation as “worrying and scary”. The statement held the siege responsibility for that as the Syrian regime prevented any medication from getting inside the camp.
The main reason according to Dr. Abdul Rahman is lack of clean water leading to less hygiene besides the high temperature and unavailability of medication and antibiotics because of the siege.
Hepatitis A had before spread for the same reasons
Dr. Abdul Rahman mentioned that 35% of people in Yarmouk camp had fever of many reasons during the last two months, especially among children, he warned of increasing these diseases and infections to epidemic levels and demanded the United Nations and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) to interfere to let in medications and antibiotics yarmouk camp to stop spreading of disease.
Yarmouk camp has witnessed lack of clean drinking water for more than a year because of cutting water supply by the Syrian regime as people have to drink water from wells’ water instead.
Escaping of medical staff from Yarmouk camp towards other areas especially those had truce with the regime camp has exacerbated the crisis, especially after invading the camp by the Islamic State (ISIS), as less than 5 doctors has stayed in the camp with small number of nurses and paramedics. The camp suffers of severe scarceness of medical equipment and tools as well.
Dr. Abdul Rahman mentioned that most medications allocated to Southern Damascus go to the General Medical Body which is allocated in areas those had truce with the regime, and it is difficult for people from Yarmouk camp to go there and get treatment.
Typhoid fever, also known simply as typhoid, is a symptomatic bacterial infection due to Salmonella Typhi, Symptoms often start gradually of a high fever over several days, Weakness, abdominal pain, constipation, and headaches also commonly occur, Diarrhea and vomiting are uncommon. Some people develop a skin rash with rose colored spots.
Sanitation and hygiene are the critical measures that can be taken to prevent typhoid, Transmission of infection is only from human to human. Typhoid can only spread in environments where human feces or urine are able to come into contact with food or drinking water. Careful food preparation and washing of hands are crucial to prevent typhoid.
Zaman Al Wasl
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