Nigeria Daily

How Ignorance of Lassa Fever Wreaks Havoc On Nigeria

Luqman Awwal Agono

In Nigeria, fever is a household name – from malaria to typhoid, it’s one of the most common reasons people visit clinics, miss work, or reach for self-medication.


But there’s one kind of fever that hides in plain sight — Lassa fever.


How can you tell the difference between malaria, typhoid, and something far more dangerous?


This is what we set to find out in today’s episode of Nigeria Daily.