KAB. TANGERANG The Tangerang District Health Office (Dinkes) appealed to the public to be more aware of various diseases, especially dengue fever. It is known that Tangerang Regency has always been hit by rain ranging from low intensity to high intensity.
Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Tangerang District Health Office, dr. Hendra Tarmizi said that entering the rainy season is quite identical with the types of coughs, colds and diarrhea. However, at this time the thing to watch out for and pay close attention to is Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF).
This disease is caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is caused by a large amount of standing water. Stagnant water is the best place for mosquito larvae to grow and breed.
dr. Hendra explained that dengue has the potential to cause death. Of course, people of all ages can be infected with this disease.
“All ages can potentially get dengue fever, but the age of children is more at risk of causing a high mortality rate, because children tend to not have maximum immunity,” he explained in a written statement, Tuesday (19/10/2021).
According to him, in order to prevent the development of mosquitoes, it is necessary to eradicate mosquito nests through the 3M movement, namely closing, draining and burying objects that can hold water.
“So, entering this rainy season, our vigilance must be increased. Besides Covid-19, no less important is dengue,” he said.
(Man/Red)
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