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Cultural shock: Diaspora stories-Hosted by a mzungu

Cultural shock: Diaspora stories-Hosted by a mzungu
Cultural shock: Diaspora stories-Hosted by a mzungu

Many of us have interesting stories of the 1st few months in the new found land. One interesting story I had from a friend is that he was hosted by a mzungu and got a very bad cold with high temperature.

Somehow, somebody had told him or it was his culture that if you took a shower, the cold will go way. He then ย took a shower after another shower until the mzungu commented.โ€Do you like to play with the water that muchโ€. What is your cultural shock story?

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What are the differences between Covid, the flu, and a cold?

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Each of these illnesses are caused by different viruses, but unfortunately, they can have similar symptoms. As different symptoms and different strains of Covid-19 have arisen, itโ€™s become harder to tell the difference between Covid-19, colds and flu.

Covid-19 is a respiratory illness caused by the strain of coronavirus that first emerged in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. This strain of coronavirus hadnโ€™t been seen in humans before.
Flu (influenza) is also a respiratory illness that affects your lungs, but flu is caused by a different kind of virus, instead of a coronavirus. Flu can be dangerous, which is why those with underlying medical conditions like heart disease or diabetes are offered a flu jab at this time of year.
Colds are caused by many different viruses, but most commonly a rhinovirus or a coronavirus (not the same type of coronavirus that causes Covid-19). A cold only affects your upper respiratory tract (your nose and throat), not your lungs. Because of this a cold is often referred to as a “head cold”. Colds usually aren’t serious.

What are the symptoms of Covid-19?
The main symptoms of Covid-19 have changed over time, and the NHS has updated its list of symptoms to reflect this. The new list of Covid-19 symptoms includes:

high temperature or shivering
a new and continuous cough
a blocked or runny nose
feeling tired or exhausted
a sore throat
a headache
an aching body
feeling breathless
loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
loss of appetite
diarrhoea
feeling sick or being sick
The following Covid-19 symptoms are also being reported by users of the Covid ZOE app:

sore throat
runny nose
blocked nose
persistent cough
headache
These Covid-19 symptoms are similar to those you may experience when you have a cold or flu, which can make it hard to tell the difference.

Source-https://www.bhf.org.uk/

 

Cultural shock: Diaspora stories-Hosted by a mzungu

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