Reported from Tribunnews.com, Kendal Health Office found at least 13 cases of dengue throughout January 2019, and 80 percent of sufferers were still teenagers.
Dengue fever is classified as a dangerous disease if it is handled late, so we should be aware of this dengue fever by preventing it, as well as knowing about the symptoms of dengue fever and also first aid that must be done in patients with dengue fever.
Symptoms of Dengue Fever are often overlooked
Diseases caused by dengue viruses are transmitted or spread by mosquito bites. The incubation period required by the dengue virus is usually around four to seven days. While the initial symptoms are usually only seen after three to fourteen days after the patient is infected with the virus.
Most people with dengue fever do not know if they have dengue fever and many ignore the initial symptoms.
The initial symptoms of dengue fever are usually common is a high fever that sometimes up and down. In addition, there are also other symptoms such as decreased appetite, joint and stomach pain, vomiting, diarrhea, and severe headaches. If you experience such symptoms, immediately taken to the hospital for further treatment.
Red spots on the skin of people with dengue fever are a sign that the dengue virus has developed in the body. This is the most dangerous phase if it is not immediately followed up.
However, there are also cases where DHF sufferers do not have red spots on the skin, so many sufferers are not aware that they have been exposed to a DB until late for treatment.
First Step Aid If Symptoms Appear
If the symptoms of fever that rise and fall appear, immediately give water as often as possible to sufferers of dengue fever. This can prevent people with dengue fever from lacking body fluids or dehydration due to the high body temperature.
Then, also give fever-lowering drugs to patients with dengue fever according to the condition of the sufferer. The next step is to compress the patient with cold water to make the body temperature return to normal.
If the steps above have been done in 3 days but there have been no changes at all, immediately take them to the hospital to be treated further by the doctor. If necessary, a blood check will be done to the patient by the doctor to make sure.
Prevention of Dengue Fever
Preventing dengue fever seems to have been taught in the past, even since elementary school. Deadly fever caused by a virus that is transmitted through mosquito bites can be prevented in the following ways:
- Drain the bath regularly to prevent mosquitoes from breeding.
- Throw away puddles of water in cans, buckets and so on which are the favorite places for mosquitoes to breed.
- Closing, flipping, or if necessary getting rid of other mediums that hold water in the house that have the potential to become breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
Don't forget to use mosquito repellent or mosquito repellent so the mosquitoes in the house die.
Dengue fever is a disease that is dangerous if not immediately addressed, therefore it is better to take precautions as much as possible. If the initial symptoms of dengue fever have appeared, immediately take them to the nearest hospital to be treated.