Linda Mandasari’s report
RIAUONLINE, PEKANBARU-Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a public health problem in Indonesia and cases fluctuate, during the rainy season the incidence of dengue cases tends to increase, one of the causes of dengue fever is rainfall.
Currently, Riau Online will discuss the characteristics of dengue fever, information about Dangue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), see the following review.
Mosquito development
Indonesia is a country with a tropical climate. The seasons are dry season and rainy season. At the turn of the dry season to the rainy season is the time when the development of mosquitoes.
Efforts to eradicate this disease continue to be pursued in order to reduce the mortality rate.
Temperature factors, evaporation can affect the failure of mosquito eggs, larvae and pupae to become imago. The rainfall factor has a close relationship with the increase in the Aides aegypti population and can increase the number of vector breeding sites.
It can also eliminate breeding places which also affect the temperature and humidity of the air so that mosquito breeding is inhibited, temperature can affect the hatching of Aedes aegypti larvae into pupae and adults.
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During the dry season, many used goods such as plastic cups, cans, used tires and other types of goods are thrown away or placed irregularly in any place.
The position of the used goods is usually an open place such as vacant land or in urban or rural areas.
When the weather changes from the dry season to the rainy season, most of the land surface and used goods become a means of collecting rainwater and the development of mosquitoes is often found in areas where household waste is disposed of, including canned goods which have the potential as mosquito breeding sites.
Characteristics of dengue fever, Information about Dangue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)
Characteristics of dengue fever:
1. High fever, body temperature can reach 40 degrees Celsius
2. A rash appears on the skin
3. Headache
4. Nausea
5. No appetite
6. Often sleepy
7. Eyeball hurts when moved
8. Muscle and joint pain
9. Swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck and groin
Most people with dengue fever recover within a week or so. Even in some cases the symptoms can get worse and can be life-threatening.
This condition is called dengue shock syndrome, severe dengue fever or advanced dengue fever. Severe dengue occurs when blood vessels are damaged and leaky and the number of clot-forming cells or platelets in the bloodstream decreases.
Severe dengue is a life-threatening medical emergency, seek immediate medical attention if you have recently visited an area where dengue fever is known to occur and when you have a fever or experience some of the symptoms of severe abdominal pain, difficulty breathing, vomiting or bleeding in the nose. even gums.
