NOTE - Dear viewers, please no one should joke with this precaution, except you process your cassava end products yourself.
The name of the rat that Possess and spread the virus that causes lassa fever is called multimammate rat ( because it has many Tips like all these local street dogs after delivery) as seen above. While the botanical name is mastomys natalensis.
The name of the disease this small animal spread is Lassa Fever and it is commonly transmitted through the intake of Garri and some fruits. The problem is that most of our garri sellers in the market buy their garri from bush markets. These garri are often fried half dry and are subsequently dried on polythene sheets on the tarred roads or compounds in villages.
These little disastrous rat dive into the food at will, to feed their hungry bellies and in the process defecate and urinate on the garri, which dry up with it. If used for Eba, the virus may die because of the hot water used. But if soaked, the virus is directly ushered in.
- Prevention
» There is also an upsurge of the disease everywhere. So we should all practice hand washing hygiene.
» Also all raw fruit lovers especially the apple should wash them with salt and warm water before refrigerating them to eat
» Mothers should avoid testing dry garri by chewing them for confirmation of starch in the market.
» My fellow Garri soakers should let go for now.
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