Korat to keep an eye on dengue fever after Sor Kor 9 after accumulating more than 600 cases, indicating an increasing trend
On November 23, Dr. Taweechai Witsanuyothin, director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 9, Nakhon Ratchasima, revealed the situation of dengue fever in the area that Health District 9, which oversees 4 lower northeastern provinces, namely Nakhon Ratchasima, Chaiyaphum, Buriram and Surin provinces, found That from January 1 to November 19, 2022, 1,600 accumulated cases were found. When separated by province, it was found that Nakhon Ratchasima Province had 638 patients, Surin Province had 618 patients, Chaiyaphum Province had 253 patients. and Buriram province, with 91 patients, with the most sick age group It will be a group of students, 5-9 years old and 10-14 years old, and are more likely to get sick. which is now many areas of the country It rains sparingly even though the weather is in winter. make a puddle Or there is water stuck in the scraps of materials, scraps of containers, saucers, plant pots and leaf sheaths, thus becoming a good breeding ground for Aedes mosquitoes. Therefore, people are at high risk of contracting dengue fever in winter. This disease can be found patients throughout the year. But it is most common during the rainy season. People therefore understand that the disease will only spread during the rainy season. causing neglect to inspect and destroy mosquito breeding sites
which symptoms of dengue fever The symptoms will be found after being bitten by an Aedes mosquito infected with dengue fever for about 5-8 days, starting with a sudden high fever for 2-7 days. Musculoskeletal pain, nausea, vomiting, but no cough There is no runny nose like a cold. In addition, there may be a rash or red spots. under the skin Most patients will recover, refreshed, brighter and healed. But about 2-5 percent will have shock after the fever subsides. It can be observed from the symptoms of lethargy, loss of appetite, tiredness, abdominal pain, vomiting, restlessness, cold hands and feet. less urine Should not buy antipyretic drugs in the group of aspirin and ibuprofen to eat. Please hurry to take him to see a doctor for immediate treatment. to prevent death and groups of patients who need to be especially careful is a group of young children because children are still unable to tell their own symptoms Parents must observe closely. If after taking medicine to reduce fever is paracetamol Or wipe yourself with warm water and the fever does not reduce within 2 days, or the child cries a lot and does not drink milk, please take him to the doctor as soon as possible for accurate diagnosis and timely treatment. You should hurry to get it checked and treated.
In addition, people are asked to adhere to 3 principles, namely: 1. Keep the house or the school area clean and prevent mosquitoes from roaming. 2. Keep the garbage in order not to be a breeding ground for mosquitoes. and organize additional activities to manage the environment, eliminate mosquito breeding sites, and prevent mosquito bites in both home and school areas. 3. Collect water and keep water storage containers completely covered. Prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs Which measures to collect the house, collect garbage, collect water will help prevent up to 3 diseases, including dengue fever fever, joint pain, mosquito bites and Zika virus infection If you want to ask for more information You can call the Department of Disease Control hotline at tel. 1422.