At present, dengue fever has not had a preventive vaccine, the simplest way to prevent diseases is to spray salt correctly, kill larvae...
Currently, dengue has no vaccine for prevention and specific medicines for treatment. Clinical changes with pathological symptoms are quite diverse and rapidly change from mild to severe. The degree of disease progresses from uncommon dengue to severe dengue. Therefore, the health sector cooperates with the community in closely monitoring and preventing the disease.
According to the Ministry of Health, dengue fever outbreaks are present in most localities, with complicated developments, which often increase at the beginning of the rainy season because of favorable weather for mosquitoes to spread their development. Nearly the first 2 months of 2019, Ho Chi Minh City recorded 6,733 cases of dengue fever, an increase of 249% over the same period last year.
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High body temperature, playing with sweat more attract mosquitoes. The baby's resistance is still weak, making it easy to get sick and leave dangerous complications. The disease has no specific treatment drugs and preventive vaccines, so prevention is the key measure.
Dr. Nguyen Bach Hue level II specialize in pediatrics and Head of Pediatrics Department of City International Hospital recommends that dengue fever is not subjective because it can cause serious complications. Worrying is complications of encephalitis, meningitis. Because these complications will affect the central nervous system, leaving unwanted complications unless being treated promptly. When detecting signs of suspected dengue fever, immediately seek medical attention for appropriate examination, diagnosis and treatment; Any delay can lead to the risk of death when serious complications occur.
Dr. Nguyen Bach Hue level II specialize in pediatrics and Head of Pediatrics Department .
Eliminate mosquito breeding sites, kill mosquito larvae and larvae
According to the Department of Preventive Medicine, dengue is an acute infectious disease that can cause an outbreak caused by dengue virus. The disease is spread by the bite of an infected mosquito, which is then transmitted to healthy people through the bite. Two types of zoonotic mosquitoes are scientifically named Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which are mainly caused by Aedes aegypti.
Midland mosquitoes spawn mainly on clean water containers in and around the home; don't lay in stinking ponds with stinky water. Parents take the initiative in eliminating the breeding grounds of mosquitoes by keeping all water containers covered so that mosquitoes do not spawn, releasing fish or zest into large water containers (tanks, wells, jars, jars). ..) to kill larvae, larvae.
At the same time, the family collects and destroys waste items in and around the house such as bottles, jars, bottles, fragments, butter tubes, coconut shells, tires, old tires, bamboo niches, leaf shutters. .., clean up the environment, turn over water containers when not in use. Parents actively change the vase, put salt or oil in the cupboard, cupboard.
In addition, should wear long-sleeved clothing for children, mosquito nets to prevent mosquito bites.
Spraying for Mosquitoes
According to health experts, to prevent dengue fever, people actively spray mosquitoes on all floors of the house for proper control., if sprayed only on the 1-2 floor, the higher floors do not spray because it can not work because live on a high floor.
In addition, when spraying, it must spray all households in the area, if only one sprayer, mosquitoes can fly from house to house. When spraying, in principle, all windows should be closed, only the door for people to spray, after 30 minutes to an hour to enter the house.
Parents can also use anti-salt products for babies. However, for children under 4 years of age, parents should check the safety when choosing, limiting the use of products containing chemicals or insecticides, especially with the type applied directly on the baby's skin, favor Natural extracts.
If a family member has dengue fever, it is necessary to arrange isolation or lying in a mosquito net to avoid mosquito bites to limit the spread of disease to others.
Caring for a Child or Family Member Sick with Dengue
Children with dengue fever can progress worse than adults. The first manifestations of the disease are sudden high fever (39-40 degrees), lethargy, fatigue that lasts for days. Parents should give their children medicine as directed by the doctor, can choose the orange-flavored medicine easy to drink for their cooperation. Parents should carefully read the ingredients and instructions for use, if unclear, you should ask the doctor to avoid children taking the wrong medicine, wrong dose.
Children with dengue fever often have low fever, especially in the early days, even when taking fever-reducing medicines prescribed by a doctor, maybe 30-45 minutes later, children with high fever return. In this case, parents do not arbitrarily increase the drug leading to an overdose. Moreover, continuous use of antipyretic drugs can cause severe liver damage, gastrointestinal bleeding, etc.Some cases of children may be accompanied by sore throat, upper respiratory tract infection, runny nose, diarrhea, and nausea. ... needs to be taken to the hospital for timely examination and treatment.
Dengue children often suffer from dehydration, dry skin, dry lips, and fatigue. Parents should not arbitrarily transmit water as this can lead to anaphylactic shock, edema, respiratory failure, life-threatening. Parents should feed the baby easy-to-digest food, divide into small meals, rehydrate with cool boiled water, fruit juice (coconut, orange, lemon ...) or diluted porridge water with salt.
Foods that are black or dark red such as dragon fruit, watermelon, beetroot ... should be limited because they may have black or red stools, which can easily be confused with gastrointestinal bleeding. Mother rest the child, limiting movement during the fever to avoid heavy bleeding.
Children with dengue can be treated as an outpatient and at home as directed by a doctor. If the baby naturally restless, lethargic, abdominal pain in the liver increases; congested skin but cold limbs; vomiting suddenly increased; vomiting blood or passing fresh blood; Little urine ... parents need immediate hospitalization.
In summary, doctors recommend that parents should clean the accommodation, use mosquito repellent products properly. Especially when there are any signs of dengue children, parents should immediately go to the hospital for examination and monitoring.
"When signs of suspected dengue infection are detected, immediately seek medical attention for appropriate examination, diagnosis and treatment; any delay may lead to the risk of death when complications occur. severe happens, "said Dr. Hue.
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