Summer has Thuringia firmly in its grip. Nevertheless, people are coughing and sniffling because the summer flu is going around. And Corona is also causing problems for some people. But in Erfurt, another disease is spreading.
And this is a tough one! Because the risk of infection is high. You can read what Erfurt residents need to know here.
Erfurt: Disease on the rise
Anyone who has ever had a summer flu or caught Corona in the hot season knows that there is hardly anything more annoying than lying flat in 30 degree heat. Not only do you have to stay in bed while family and friends are having a good time at the swimming pool or lake. Hot tea and fever only cause even more sweating. And now another disease is on the rise that is keeping Erfurt confined to bed.
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In addition to the summer flu and corona, whooping cough is spreading in the cathedral city. This was confirmed by Winni Melzer, the head of the Erfurt Health Department, to the “Thuringian General“The increase in whooping cough cases may be due to seasonal fluctuations, catch-up effects after the COVID-19 pandemic and more intensive testing,” explains Melzer. The disease can be particularly dangerous for infants, as it can lead to respiratory arrest, the expert continues. In adults, the disease is usually less severe.
Attention risk of infection
“Whooping cough is distinguished by longer, more intense coughing fits and is very contagious,” Melzer told the “Thuringian General“ Clearly. But it is not only in Erfurt that more and more people are becoming infected with the disease; similar increases in whooping cough cases have also been observed in other parts of Germany.
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To protect yourself from whooping cough, the head of the Erfurt health department recommends getting vaccinated. “Basic immunization takes place in infancy as part of the six-in-one vaccination, which also offers protection against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenzae type b,” she told the newspaper. But there is one thing you should keep in mind regularly. What it is, how many cases are known in Erfurt so far and how the expert assesses the increase, you can read at the “Thuringian General”.
