Havana Syndrome It is the name given to a series of symptoms such as Earache, dizziness, feeling of pressure in the head, first reported by American diplomats in the capital Cuba Hence the name of the disease. The causes are not proven, but it is suspected that direct microwave radiation causes this damage. (Read more at the end of the article).
It is not known how many officials in the US diplomatic corps have experienced symptoms of this syndrome. US State Department spokesman Ned Price said the government would ensure that all those affected were “taken care of”.
The issue is worrying because US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the head of US diplomacy, will visit Bogota this month. in August, Vice President Kamala Harris has canceled a visit to Vietnam After unconfirmed cases of Havana Syndrome were reported among diplomatic officials.
Reports of Havana syndrome began, according to ABC, among diplomats, spies and other US officials in Cuba in 2016. Since then, symptoms have also been reported in China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Austria, Germany and other countries. (Remember in the video below, from 2018).
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It was first reported in Cuba, Symptoms of Havana syndrome include:
- headache
- Dizziness
- Cognitive difficulties
- ringing in the ear
- Vertigo
- Difficulties with vision, hearing, or balance
- Traumatic brain injury (rare)
The BBC, citing the American Academy of Sciences, says the most plausible explanation for this syndrome is that patients develop symptoms after receiving “direct pulsed radiofrequency energy”. This means that people directly received a type of radiation that includes microwaves.
However, it remains unknown who is behind this radiation – which can be deliberately emitted. However, the study by the US government indicates that it is already known that the Soviet Union was researching the effects of exposure to the phenomenon.
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