Entering the winter season in early October, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China, recorded a series of dengue fever cases with a high death rate.
Quoted from The Global Times, Monday (20/21/2021), a medical staff member at the infection unit of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University admitted that he had received many dengue fever patients in recent days, but his office could not accept the patient because of the large number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital. that hospital.
Although dengue fever in China is increasing, health experts remind people not to panic because dengue vaccination is effective in preventing and controlling the disease.
Causes of Dengue Fever
The Shaanxi Province Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the dengue fever was caused by Hantavirus. Is a virus that is closely related to animals as the main source of infection.
Infection can be transmitted through rat bites, food or water that has been in contact with rats, and contact with rat blood, urine or feces.
Symptoms When Affected by Dengue Fever
In the research conducted, it is known that this disease infects farmers who work in the fields or workers in the agricultural and food processing industries.
Symptoms that arise when a person is infected include flu, fever, bleeding and kidney damage, or cause death in certain cases.
Dengue Fever Prevention
Experts say vaccination is the most effective way of dealing with the dengue epidemic. People aged 16-60 years in high-incidence areas, especially farmers in their 60s and 16-year-old students, should be active on the dengue vaccine.
Vaccine recommendations are also specifically for residents who want to travel to endemic areas to carry out field exploration, tourism, agriculture and outdoor activities in the long term.
Medical experts advise residents to avoid activities near water, grass and other places where rats might appear. This prevents contact with mice and their faecal pollutants.
Another suggestion is to use long pants, long shirts, and closed shoes to prevent rat bites. It is recommended to wear a mask to avoid aerosols in areas of weeds or hay that allow urine and rat droppings.
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