2024-01-13 16:06:59
Gaston Mutamba Permission
It’s not good to shake hands these days. Hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, commonly known as “Apollo”, is raging. This epidemic occurs at a time when Kinshasa is facing floods which lead to water-borne diseases. Septic tanks overflowed. Worse, children swim in these filthy waters. Saperlipopette! Fortunately, it seems that the waters have started to recede.
Conjunctivitis is transmitted by simple bodily contact between a sick subject and a healthy subject or by simple contact with an object contaminated by an affected individual. So, money circulating from hand to hand not only causes inflation but also triggers diseases! Hell and damnation! Conjunctivitis attacks the whites of the eyes for 10 to 15 days. This explains this, the eyes are prone to itching. And as they hate it, they swell, they tingle, they become red and watery. Cleverly, they become sensitive to the sun’s rays, which pushes some to wear dark glasses. They also help hide the infection. But wasted effort! This is the best way to signal that you are infected with “Apollo”.
To limit the spread of conjunctivitis, it is recommended not to touch the eyes without first washing your hands with soap. You have to go to the dispensary. You should not practice self-medication. But my friend who went crazy claims to have found a miracle cure. Just draw a circle around the eyes with urine. Stupor and tremors! According to my friend who knows what is happening in every nook and cranny of decrepit Kinshasa, the name “Apollo” given to conjunctivitis dates back to 1969. It suddenly appeared this year. It was at the time of the conquest, in July 1969, of the moon by American astronauts from Apollo 11, namely Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
On July 21, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. In the city of Kinshasa which was not yet dilapidated, many of those who heard the news did not dare to believe it. They claimed it was just a lie! Those who believed it shook their heads sadly. They were convinced that the end of the world was near, to the great joy of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Since 1870, people have been speculating about the imminence of the Battle of Armageddon. Hell and damnation! Thus, the misfortune of one person sometimes causes the happiness of others. According to beliefs, on their return to earth, the American astronauts brought back the disease which contaminated the populations from the lunar dust. Stupor and tremors! For those who don’t know, the astronauts had embarked on a journey around the world. The code name for this operation was “Giant Step Tour”. This is how they stayed in Kinshasa from October 22 to 25, 1969. It was at the time of beautiful Kin and triumphant Mobutism. Neil Armstrong will offer President Joseph-Désiré Mobutu a lunar pebble. By the way, where did the fragment of moon rock given as a gift to Mobutu go? Anyway next!
In return, President Mobutu decorated them with the National Order of the Leopard. The ceremony was enhanced by music from the orchestras of Franco, Tabu Ley Rochereau and Grand Kallé. During the festivities which duly followed, Edwin Aldrin danced with Miss Congo. The guys! According to my know-it-all friend, viral conjunctivitis is an inflammatory infection caused by a virus. This one is particularly mutant and adapts to the social environment each time it appears. The disease appears seasonally, often between the beginning and end of each year, precisely between the last three and first three months of the year.
We say that foresight is a talisman.
GML
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