Ebola Scare: Two Feared Dead, 20 Others Hospitalised Over Excessive Salt Consumption In Jos

 Earlier today news spread that there is a new salt and water therapy to prevent the deadly Ebola virus spread. It has been reported that not more than two persons have been feared killed and 20 others hospitalized in various hospitals in Plateau State after consuming excessive quantity of salt and bitter kola to prevent Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) attack.

The two, according to a source in Shendam who spoke with This Day reporter on phone, were rushed to the hospital by their family members after they suddenly collapsed in the morning, having consumed too much of salt over night. They later died of high blood pressure in the hospitals.


 According to medical personnel in the hospitals where the other patients are currently taking treatment in Jos, some developed ulcer, while others stool profusely, having consumed the table salt in excess. Details to follow