Beware of dengue

Like some other diseases at this time, dengue begins in the season.

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Although compared to the same period in 2013, the number of dengue cases in the world did not increase, but in some localities, the disease tends to grow quickly. And according to the forecast, the number of cases will continue to increase. Therefore, people need to actively prevent dengue right now.

Risk of outbreaks in the coming time

According to the report of the World Health Organization, the Western Pacific region, the situation of dengue fever in the beginning of 2014 was complicated, while the number of dengue cases compared with the same period in 2013 decreased in some cases. water but increased in a number of different countries like Malaysia (up 3.9 times) .

In Vietnam, according to the Ministry of Health's announcement, in the first 4 months of 2014, the number of cases decreased compared to the same period in 2013 in the three central regions, the Central Highlands and the South but there was an increase in the trend in the recent weeks This is in the Southern region and up 13% compared to the same period in 2013 in the Northern region.

The number of cases in the North is mainly concentrated in Hanoi (52%) and Thai Binh (34%). As of May 5, 2014, Hanoi recorded 37 cases, no deaths with 2 outbreaks. The number of cases decreased by 43% compared to the same period in 2013 (2013 with 56 cases and 6 outbreaks). Patients appear in 47% of districts and 5% of wards and communes.

In Hanoi, although the first 4 months of cases in districts and communes have patients decreased compared to the same period in 2013, but forecast in 2014, is the 5th year since 2009, the year of fever outbreak hemorrhage in Hanoi has not been thoroughly solved due to many reasons such as lack of clean water, water storage, unfinished construction sites. If not fiercely to prevent epidemics, the risk of outbreaks is huge.

Dengue fever is likely to break out in the coming time.(Illustration)

Facing the situation of many diseases appeared at the same time, on May 6, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made a request to the ministries, branches and localities to strengthen the prevention and control of hand, foot and mouth disease and dengue.

Accordingly, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Health to concentrate on providing first aid, timely treatment of cases of hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue fever at medical facilities to minimize deaths and feces. Isolation type to prevent cross-infection in hospitals. To ensure adequate medical equipment and medicines for emergency treatment of patients and regimes for epidemic prevention and control workers.

In order to proactively respond to foot and mouth disease and dengue in 2014, the Ministry of Health established 8 Delegates to inspect and direct the prevention and control of epidemics in the provinces and cities with the contents of implementing the Plan and activities to meet the local disease prevention; supervision, collection of treatment, logistics preparation; interdisciplinary coordination and communication work on disease prevention.

Signs of dengue fever

According to Dr. Dang Van Nguyen, Center for Health Education and Communication, Dengue fever is an acute infectious disease causing epidemic caused by Dengue virus . The disease spreads from a sick person to a healthy person through the Aedes Aegypti mosquito . Currently there is no special treatment drug and no vaccine is available. The disease often causes a large epidemic that many people suffer at the same time, making it difficult to care for and treat, can cause high mortality, especially in children.

Mild haemorrhagic fever usually has symptoms of high fever suddenly 39-40 degrees C lasting for 2-7 days, difficulty reducing fever, severe headache in the forehead, pain after the eyeball, may have signs of development ban, not accompanied by cough, runny nose. When the disease is more severe with signs of hemorrhage such as bleeding outside the skin, nosebleeds, bleeding of the teeth, bruising of the injection site, vomiting of blood, going beyond the black stool, abdominal pain, nausea, legs Cold hands, struggling, panicked.

Many dengue patients who are not properly treated or treated late may experience complications of pleural effusion, blood clotting disorders such as severe epistaxis, menorrhagia, bruising, and bleeding. Gastrointestinal blood, visceral hemorrhage (brain, lung) . Many dengue cases lead to serious complications that are life-threatening and can leave serious consequences later or lead to risk high death.

Cleaning the environment is a way to prevent dengue.(Illustration)

People need to actively prevent diseases

When the patient has dengue fever in a mild case, he can take care of home: rest at home, drink plenty of water, drink oresol solution, juice as much as possible. Gently snack: porridge, soup, milk. Antipyretic with Paracetamol, cool when high fever. Follow up if there are any signs of bleeding or more severe events (tightness, irritability, struggle, cold limbs, abdominal pain, and vomiting) should be taken to the hospital immediately.

However, family members need to bring patients to the nearest health facilities to divide the line and limit to the higher level to avoid cross-contamination.

Prevention of dengue fever needs to kill mosquitoes and larvae (stinging). Eliminate mosquitoes breeding sites, kill larvae / larvae. Drop the guppies into all water containers in the house (tank, well, jar, jar) to kill the larvae. Collecting and destroying waste products around the house such as broken bottles, butter pipes, coconut shells . Changing water, brass brushes and jars every week. Put salt in a bowl to make feet (ant traps), put moist sand in a flowerpot.

Everyone can protect themselves from mosquito bites by: wearing long-sleeved clothes, sleeping in the daytime, using mosquito repellent, sprayers to kill mosquitoes. Let the patient lie in the curtain, avoid mosquito bites. Using curtains, chemical impregnated blinds kill mosquitoes that cover the door to limit and kill mosquitoes.

We can prevent mosquito bites by rubbing mosquito-repellent skin on the skin and using the commercially available mosquitoes to kill mosquitoes.