Re: Vietnam 2011: 22 dengue fatalities
Re: Vietnam 2011: 22 dengue fatalities
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Hanoi: 'Hot' dengue fever
The girl died of dengue fever
Disease situation in Vietnam has not cooled the day up 5 / 10 to have a baby just died of dengue.
At this point, the Central Hospital of Tropical diseases are receiving daily about 20 cases of dengue to the examination, of which half were hospitalized. Hospitalized patients of different ages, from all internal areas, suburbs of Hanoi and surrounding provinces.
Among hospitalized patients, those who were in serious condition, 10 day treatment to stabilize.
In addition to the central hospital of tropical diseases, the area of Hanoi there are many places to receive medical examination and treatment of dengue patients. Statistics across the city, Dr. Nguyen Nhat Cam, deputy director of preventive medicine center in Hanoi, said: "Each week throughout the city there are hundreds more cases of dengue fever, scattered in all districts and are concentrated in the urban districts due to high population density, pollution worsens. "
In the first nine months of 2011, the number of dengue cases in city HN is ca 9215, up 1.6 times over the same period last year, including five deaths.
According to the Center for Preventive Medicine of the city, August is the time that people hospitalized for dengue fever high, averaging more than 250 shifts / week, currently around 150 hospital admissions / week, down more than 20%.
These are initial results of campaigns dengue prevention by the Center for Preventive Medicine launched the city, with 76,000 fish seven colors are allocated to households to kill mosquito larvae.
However, the Health Department noted that, although the epidemic has reduced but still high risk for outbreaks is the peak period of the rainy season, so that all citizens must remain vigilant prevention.
In addition, he also said Thanks limbs mouth epidemic is fear of many families with children, but outside of this disease, people should be very alert to dengue fever, because this is the kind of serious diseases, not subjective.
According to Cam, people need to actively coordinate with the health sector by maintaining a clean environment, mosquito prevention by planting trees (such as waving tree buds for example) and not to let the stagnant water in containers, creating conditions for mosquito shelter, breeding. Also, when signs of illness, people should go to hospital to be examined promptly.
Services also "stretch" to the end of the lunar calendar in October
According to Ma. Nguyen Hong Ha, deputy director of the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases, dengue infections are caused by Dengue virus. Vector of the disease are Culex mosquitoes, a mosquito live in muddy standing water or damp dark places. Therefore, the disease is more common in populated areas, sanitation is poor. The peak of the disease is usually in the early rainy season, especially since 6-10 lunar months and declined in the last months.
Manifestations of dengue are high fever sudden, continuous, lasting 2-7 days, bleeding skin, mucous membranes and cardiovascular collapse, easy to put to death if not treated promptly. Along with hemorrhagic spots scattered as dots on the skin, nosebleeds, vomiting of blood, there are some symptoms such as anorexia, myalgia, arthralgia, abdominal pain ...
The doctors warned: Once you have symptoms of dengue fever, needs to quickly bring the patient to the hospital to be diagnosed and treated promptly. Mild cases can be cared for at home, such as rest, avoid heavy exercise, to eat porridge, soup, milk, drink plenty of water, no fever with aspirin, not shaving the wind, not wrapped tight or wear more clothes.
There is no medication to prevent dengue fever. Therefore, attention should be paid to prevent dengue fever by killing wriggling, mosquito larvae, cleaning the place of mud, standing water, especially water container residue, or use chemicals to kill mosquitoes or Smoked, monitors to sleep.
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