Symptoms of DHF – Aedes aegypti/ayosehat.kemkes.go.id mosquito
SERAYUNEWS – Recently, there have been many cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever or DHF in Indonesia. In fact, the number is likely to increase drastically in the first few weeks of 2024.
The death rate for dengue cases in Indonesia has been high for the last 4 years. As of February 2024, the total number of dengue fever cases in Indonesia has reached 38,462 people. Moreover, as of March 18 2024, there were 316 deaths recorded.
Therefore, read the article from serayunews.com to find out more information about dengue fever.
Deputy Minister of Health or Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono revealed the spike in dengue fever cases in the last few weeks during a working meeting (raker) with Commission IX of the DPR in Jakarta, Monday (25/3/2024).
According to the Deputy Minister of Health, West Java is the province with the highest number of dengue fever cases. In second place is East Java with 3,638 cases, Central Java 3,152 cases, North Sulawesi 2,763 cases, and Central Kalimantan 2,309 cases.
There are 5 districts/cities with the highest death cases. The five are Jepara Regency, Bandung Regency, Subang Regency, Kendal Regency and Blora Regency.
Definition of dengue fever
Furthermore, according to the Ministry of Health’s Ayo Sehat, Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a disease transmitted by the bite of a mosquito called Aedes aegypti.
The cause of dengue fever is none other than the transmission of the dengue virus to humans via the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Generally, this mosquito is small in size with a jet black body, two white vertical stripes on its back and horizontal white stripes on its legs.
These mosquitoes are active mainly from morning to evening, although sometimes they also bite at night. They are more often found in dark, cool homes than hot outdoors.
Symptoms of dengue fever
Next, the main symptoms of dengue fever include sudden high fever, reaching a temperature of up to 39 degrees Celsius. This fever lasts continuously for 2-7 days, then goes down quickly.
Other symptoms that usually occur are headache, chills, weakness, pain behind the eyes, muscles and bones, reddish skin rash, difficulty swallowing food and drink, nausea, vomiting, bleeding gums, nosebleeds, red spots appearing on the skin, vomiting blood, and passing black stools.
In the critical phase of this disease, body temperature decreases and the body feels cold, although sufferers may feel as if they have recovered. However, in this phase you need to be careful because dengue shock syndrome can occur which can be life-threatening.
Meanwhile, treatment if you contract dengue fever includes consuming lots of fluids to prevent dehydration, either through oral fluids or through intravenous fluids if necessary.
Patients should also rest completely and apply compresses to the body to help overcome fever. Symptomatic drugs such as fever reducers (eg paracetamol) and anti-nausea drugs can be given to relieve symptoms.
That is various information regarding dengue fever, which is increasingly seeing an increase in cases. Treat immediately if you experience the above complaints.***
2024-03-30 19:40:00
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