#EBOLA: Excessive Consumption of Salt Leaves Two Dead, 20 Others Hospitalized In Plateau

At least two persons have been feared killed and 20 others
hospitalised 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
our 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.
Source; ThisDay