Infectious Diseases that lurk in the rainy season, besides Covid

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —

Entering the rainy season, infection Covid-19 is no longer the only risk of infection lurking disease. The General Chairperson of the Executive Board of the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) Daeng M. Faqih revealed that there are still several infectious diseases other than Covid-19 that need to be watched out for, especially before the rainy season.

“Ahead of the rainy season, there are infectious diseases such as dengue fever, which has a large number of cases and the death rate is still very high,” Daeng said as quoted by Antara.

In addition, other infectious diseases such as tubercolosis or TB and HIV also have a high case rate in Indonesia, even the number of cases is ranked in the top five in the world.

“This does not include some of the diseases that we have tried to eradicate, such as polio, but in some areas cases are still surfacing,” explained Daeng.

“But the fact is that there are still a lot of infectious diseases, they don’t go away, they even increase the disease due to the corona pandemic. This must be paid attention to by the public so that they are more alert.”

Healthy living tips

Daeng said there are 4 things that must be maintained so as not to get sick easily:

1. Behavior
“Clean and healthy behaviors such as bathing, washing hands are part of behavior to keep ourselves clean. So if the body is clean, germs will not easily enter our bodies. If we leave personal hygiene, it will be very dangerous because germs, bacteria and viruses can easily enter , said Daeng.

2. Environment
“The second is environmental factors, with sanitation and disinfection of the home environment, work environment, and even the shopping environment so that the viruses do not spread,” said Daeng.

“What must be cleaned frequently are items or anything that families and children frequently touch, such as doors, furniture, and gadgets. Don’t forget to clean regularly.”

3. Endurance
Endurance can be done in many ways, including eating a healthy and balanced diet. In addition, regular exercise and rest are also important to increase endurance.

4. Health services
Health services can mean hospitals, clinics, health centers and others. The completeness and service of health facilities is also important to help the community maintain health.

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