I noticed more than one person in the Beirut area that had similar symptoms as mine: weakness, diarrhea, lack of appetite, etc. Is it possible that a dangerous virus is propagating like Corona?
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The summer season usually witnesses outbreaks of illnesses characterized by fever, vomiting/diarrhea, headache, generalized body weakness/pains, and sometimes rashes. This is because a family of viruses, known as Enteroviruses, which are ubiquitous, become much more abundant during this time of the year. They usually cause non-specific febrile illnesses that can be associated with the symptoms described above, in addition to an entity known as aseptic meningitis, as opposed to bacterial meningitis caused by bacteria (meningitis stands for inflammation of the meninges, the layers that cover/protect the brain and spinal cord, and the cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that circulates in cavities in the brain and through the spinal cord and serves to nourish and protect the brain and spinal cord). The clinical presentations of aseptic meningitis vary greatly. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, photophobia (eyes irritated greatly by light), and neck stiffness (you cannot bend your neck forward because this causes increases the pressure in the already inflamed spinal cord and causes severe pain in the head and neck). Rash and upper respiratory tract symptoms may also occur. In infants, fever and irritability are the most common symptoms. Fever and meningeal signs subside within 2-7 days.
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