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shock! Found “mysterious infectious disease” similar to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Afghanistan, 21 deaths

shock! meet “Mysterious infectious disease” Similar to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Afghanistan, 21 deaths

Foreign news agencies said soA mysterious outbreak of an infectious disease in Afghanistan Killed 21 cases, the disease is transmitted through the respiratory system. similar to COVID-19 But there is still no clear information about the cause of this disease.

Local health officials said the epidemic had spread in the Wakan region. which is an area with high mountains It is in the province of Badakhshan in the north-east of Afghanistan. because there is21 deaths The first death was found two weeks ago. Amid the concern of many nations that the outbreak is spreading far beyond the Wakan region. Afghanistan’s top health official has visited the area to investigate the illness of a mysterious infectious disease. Like Kyrgyzstan, it does not border Afghanistan. Authorities have been sent to the region to monitor the situation of the mysterious epidemic.

Wakhan is a narrow, sparsely populated belt that includes the Pamir Mountains. Pictured above, cereal fields in the Wakhan valley

However, Afghanistan has recently been hit by outbreaks of cholera and polio, and last week, health officials said, within a month, youths were found in Baghlan. More than 1,000 people in northern Afghanistan have been infected with the respiratory disease. causing at least 50 deaths byIt is not known what caused the infection.

In addition, the International Committee of the Red Cross or the ICRC An organization that supports 33 hospitals across Afghanistan has released data. in November 2022 There are young people who are treated with thempneumoniaAn increase of more than 50 percent compared to the same period in 2021. At the same time, 213,049 cases of pneumonia were detected throughout Afghanistan in 2022, an increase of 35 percent compared to the previous year.