How can dengue be prevented?
There is no vaccine to prevent dengue. Prevention centers on avoiding mosquito bites when traveling to areas where dengue occurs and when in U.S. areas, especially along the Texas-Mexico border, where dengue might occur. Eliminating mosquito breeding sites in these areas is another key prevention measure.
Avoid mosquito bites when traveling in tropical areas:
There is no vaccine to prevent dengue. Prevention centers on avoiding mosquito bites when traveling to areas where dengue occurs and when in U.S. areas, especially along the Texas-Mexico border, where dengue might occur. Eliminating mosquito breeding sites in these areas is another key prevention measure.
Avoid mosquito bites when traveling in tropical areas:
- Use mosquito repellents on skin and clothing.
- When outdoors during times that mosquitoes are biting, wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants tucked into socks.
- Avoid heavily populated residential areas.
- When indoors, stay in air-conditioned or screened areas. Use bednets if sleeping areas are not screened or air-conditioned.
- If you have symptoms of dengue, report your travel history to your doctor.
Eliminate mosquito breeding sites in
areas where dengue might occur:
- Eliminate mosquito breeding sites around homes. Discard items that can collect rain or run-off water, especially old tires.
- Regularly change the water in outdoor bird baths and pet and animal water containers.
Disease dengue fever was spreading
in Solok, West Sumatra. In the past two weeks, 18 people treated in hospitals
Solok, and one person died., two people are still treated in this hospital.
"The number of patients within two weeks is quite a lot. Usually, patients with dengue fever are only 1-2 people," said Director of Solok Yusneli hospitals.
Patients with dengue fever from Solok City, Solok District, and surrounding areas. This condition has been reported to the local health department to obtain follow-up.
"The number of patients within two weeks is quite a lot. Usually, patients with dengue fever are only 1-2 people," said Director of Solok Yusneli hospitals.
Patients with dengue fever from Solok City, Solok District, and surrounding areas. This condition has been reported to the local health department to obtain follow-up.
Aegepty aedes mosquito attack in the
city of Sukabumi, West Java, the more raged. Endemic spread of the disease
dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is increasingly widespread, even almost 95
percent of the area in Sukabumi dengue endemic area.
From the Health Office (DHO), Sukabumi, on Thursday, say, from 33 villages in the town of Sukabumi, as many as 31 villages of which is an endemic area of DHF. Two villages that are still safe from the spread of dengue is in Situ Blooming Village District and Village Overtime Situ Babakan Cibeureum District.
Head of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL), Sukabumi City Health Office, Dr. Rita Fitrianingsih, said the current dengue endemic area increasingly widespread.
"Of the 27 villages that have been endemic area, now amount to 31 sub-district dengue endemic area," he said, saying the determination endemic areas due to frequent cases of dengue in 31 subdistricts.
According to Rita, the high cases of DHF are three factors which influenced the population density, hygienic behavior, and environmental hygiene.
"Public awareness of the need for environmental sanitation is still low, so many dengue cases. The movement to eradicate mosquitoes nest (PSN) should be encouraged back for handling the problem of DHF is a shared responsibility," said Rita.
According to him, until mid-January 2009, cases of dengue in the city of Sukabumi reached 100 cases and will likely have increased compared to cases of dengue fever in January 2008 that only as many as 123 cases.
He said, to suppress dengue cases in the city of Sukabumi company would like to fogging (fumigation) mass in a number of locations in the city of Sukabumi and PSN movement to the public.
From the Health Office (DHO), Sukabumi, on Thursday, say, from 33 villages in the town of Sukabumi, as many as 31 villages of which is an endemic area of DHF. Two villages that are still safe from the spread of dengue is in Situ Blooming Village District and Village Overtime Situ Babakan Cibeureum District.
Head of Disease Control and Environmental Health (P2PL), Sukabumi City Health Office, Dr. Rita Fitrianingsih, said the current dengue endemic area increasingly widespread.
"Of the 27 villages that have been endemic area, now amount to 31 sub-district dengue endemic area," he said, saying the determination endemic areas due to frequent cases of dengue in 31 subdistricts.
According to Rita, the high cases of DHF are three factors which influenced the population density, hygienic behavior, and environmental hygiene.
"Public awareness of the need for environmental sanitation is still low, so many dengue cases. The movement to eradicate mosquitoes nest (PSN) should be encouraged back for handling the problem of DHF is a shared responsibility," said Rita.
According to him, until mid-January 2009, cases of dengue in the city of Sukabumi reached 100 cases and will likely have increased compared to cases of dengue fever in January 2008 that only as many as 123 cases.
He said, to suppress dengue cases in the city of Sukabumi company would like to fogging (fumigation) mass in a number of locations in the city of Sukabumi and PSN movement to the public.
Patients with dengue hemorrhagic
fever (DHF) in the Regional Hospital (RSD) Bangkalan, Madura, East Java,
is constantly increasing.
According to Director of RSD Bangkalan Dr. Pradeep Andang, in December 2008 and then the number of patients stricken with dengue fever and was treated in 63 patients with RSD Bangkalan. However, in January 2009 increased to 117 patients.
"It means there is an increase of 54 people in January 2009 compared to December 2008," said Andang Pradata, in Bangkalan, on Tuesday.
DHF patients are generally treated in the RSD Bangkalan toddlers and children. There are also adults. However, relatively few in number and percentage is very small.
"It's never any adults, but we found a person and has now recovered," he said.
According habits, an increase of DHF in accordance with previous years, it occurred between January and February to early March.
Although patients improved, according to Andang, can not be expressed as outbreaks (outbreaks) because sufferers are spread in various districts in the region of Bangkalan, not in a particular village or district.
"The outbreak could be declared, if occurring in a particular region, at a time," said Pradeep Andang.
According to Director of RSD Bangkalan Dr. Pradeep Andang, in December 2008 and then the number of patients stricken with dengue fever and was treated in 63 patients with RSD Bangkalan. However, in January 2009 increased to 117 patients.
"It means there is an increase of 54 people in January 2009 compared to December 2008," said Andang Pradata, in Bangkalan, on Tuesday.
DHF patients are generally treated in the RSD Bangkalan toddlers and children. There are also adults. However, relatively few in number and percentage is very small.
"It's never any adults, but we found a person and has now recovered," he said.
According habits, an increase of DHF in accordance with previous years, it occurred between January and February to early March.
Although patients improved, according to Andang, can not be expressed as outbreaks (outbreaks) because sufferers are spread in various districts in the region of Bangkalan, not in a particular village or district.
"The outbreak could be declared, if occurring in a particular region, at a time," said Pradeep Andang.
Head of Health Office of West
Kalimantan Province dr. Dawn said, climate change resulted in cycles of five
annual dengue hemorrhagic fever in the province into changing and
unpredictable.
"Now the increase in dengue cases could no longer be predicted based on the cycles of events," said dr. Dawn, in Pontianak, on Tuesday.
He explains, based on the cycles of events, Kalbar experiencing outbreaks (outbreaks) of DHF in the past five years. Events of the previous outbreak occurred in 2002, 1805 cases and 30 deaths. As in 2006, there was 1811 cases and 29 deaths.
"In 2006 his case more than in 2002. However, the toll of death and a little more," said Dawn.
He asked people not to reduce the level of vigilance against the threat of dengue fever since February to March the weather was still rainy season in West Kalimantan. The condition is very possible mosquito breeding aedes aegypti or the dengue causing mosquito.
He also appealed to residents not carelessly throw garbage and keep the surrounding environment by closing the rain shelter. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes breed in clear water and calm.
Meanwhile, according to data from the Health Office of Pontianak, throughout 2008, as many as 16 dengue positive patients died of 236 cases. That number increased compared to 2007, a total of 121 cases with three deaths.
DHF cases are most commonly found at Kelurahan Bangkong River as much as 28 cases, 26 cases pickaxe River and one patient in whom died, Parit Tokaya 24 cases and 3 died, Sungai Jawi In 23 cases and 1 died, Bangka Belitung 23 cases and 1 death .
In addition, in Kelurahan Sungai Jawi Foreign found as many as 22 cases with 4 of them died, Sungai Jawi 20 cases, 17 cases Pal Lima, Malay Continental Army 14 cases and 2 died, Siantan Hulu 7 cases and 1 death, 5 cases and the Upper Cape one dies, the Malay Sea Continental 5 cases and 1 died, Mariana 5 cases.
Later, Central District 4 cases, 4 cases Sekip Army, Middle Siantan 3 cases, 2 cases in Bugis, Siantan Downstream 2 cases and 1 died, Lower Cape 1 case, and Major Parit 1 case.
"Now the increase in dengue cases could no longer be predicted based on the cycles of events," said dr. Dawn, in Pontianak, on Tuesday.
He explains, based on the cycles of events, Kalbar experiencing outbreaks (outbreaks) of DHF in the past five years. Events of the previous outbreak occurred in 2002, 1805 cases and 30 deaths. As in 2006, there was 1811 cases and 29 deaths.
"In 2006 his case more than in 2002. However, the toll of death and a little more," said Dawn.
He asked people not to reduce the level of vigilance against the threat of dengue fever since February to March the weather was still rainy season in West Kalimantan. The condition is very possible mosquito breeding aedes aegypti or the dengue causing mosquito.
He also appealed to residents not carelessly throw garbage and keep the surrounding environment by closing the rain shelter. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes breed in clear water and calm.
Meanwhile, according to data from the Health Office of Pontianak, throughout 2008, as many as 16 dengue positive patients died of 236 cases. That number increased compared to 2007, a total of 121 cases with three deaths.
DHF cases are most commonly found at Kelurahan Bangkong River as much as 28 cases, 26 cases pickaxe River and one patient in whom died, Parit Tokaya 24 cases and 3 died, Sungai Jawi In 23 cases and 1 died, Bangka Belitung 23 cases and 1 death .
In addition, in Kelurahan Sungai Jawi Foreign found as many as 22 cases with 4 of them died, Sungai Jawi 20 cases, 17 cases Pal Lima, Malay Continental Army 14 cases and 2 died, Siantan Hulu 7 cases and 1 death, 5 cases and the Upper Cape one dies, the Malay Sea Continental 5 cases and 1 died, Mariana 5 cases.
Later, Central District 4 cases, 4 cases Sekip Army, Middle Siantan 3 cases, 2 cases in Bugis, Siantan Downstream 2 cases and 1 died, Lower Cape 1 case, and Major Parit 1 case.
DKI Jakarta Province emerintah again
eliminate the cost of hospital care for patients with dengue
hemorrhagic fever. Penggratisan cost done if the patient was
treated in the third grade, at 17 hospitals owned by government,
military, and police.
Chief Medical Officer Dien Emawati Jakarta, Tuesday (3 / 2) in Central Jakarta, said, penggratisan care costs has been discussed since January and has now come back into force. Penggratisan done so that the number of patients who died of dengue fever can be suppressed.
Penggratisan DHF patient care costs was lifted in mid-2008 because the number of patients has fallen dramatically. Penggratisan this time the cost of care provided to patients hospitalized in the third grade, with or without card poor families.
From early 2009 until Monday (2 / 2), the number of dengue patients reached 2134 people in Jakarta and four of them died. Dien said the number of dengue patients this year is much smaller than the number of patients in the same period of 2008, which reached 3047 people.
Penggratisan cost of care, Dien said, also applied to the flood victims. Residents who are suffering from floods can be checked by a health clinic or hospital to 17.
Chief Medical Officer Dien Emawati Jakarta, Tuesday (3 / 2) in Central Jakarta, said, penggratisan care costs has been discussed since January and has now come back into force. Penggratisan done so that the number of patients who died of dengue fever can be suppressed.
Penggratisan DHF patient care costs was lifted in mid-2008 because the number of patients has fallen dramatically. Penggratisan this time the cost of care provided to patients hospitalized in the third grade, with or without card poor families.
From early 2009 until Monday (2 / 2), the number of dengue patients reached 2134 people in Jakarta and four of them died. Dien said the number of dengue patients this year is much smaller than the number of patients in the same period of 2008, which reached 3047 people.
Penggratisan cost of care, Dien said, also applied to the flood victims. Residents who are suffering from floods can be checked by a health clinic or hospital to 17.
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