TRIBUNJAMBI.COM – The rainy season has arrived and people are asked to be aware of the disease dengue fever (DBD).
Reflecting on the contagion dengue fever (DHF) which requires a mosquito intermediary, the main way to prevent this disease is to avoid mosquito bites.
Especially in areas where there are dengue cases.
Launching several sources, here are some ways to prevent dengue:
- Use socks, long pants, long-sleeved tops, and loose clothing to prevent mosquito bites
- Turn on or use insect repellent, choose the type of mosquito repellent that is safe for children
- Install mosquito nets or screens, especially on beds or places that are prone to mosquitoes
- Drain the bathtub and water reservoir once a week
- Clean all water storage containers, this container can be a gap for puddles and can be a nesting place for mosquitoes that cause dengue fever
- Don’t pile up or hang clothes for too long because it can become a mosquito breeding ground
- Fumigation or fogging
- Clean ornamental plants in the yard
- Grow mosquito-repellent plants at home, such as lemongrass, mint, or tread dara
- Get the dengue vaccine
- Keep your immune system
By recognizing contagion dengue fever until how to prevent it, you can protect yourself and those around you from this seasonal health problem.
what dengue fever (DHF) is contagious?
Launching Better Health, DHF cannot be transmitted directly from one patient to those around him.
Transmission dengue fever can only occur through the intermediary of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes infected with the dengue virus.
When the mosquito bites a dengue patient, the mosquito can become infected with the dengue virus and spread the disease dengue fever when biting someone.
Mosquitoes that cause dengue fever usually circulate in the rainy season, in humid and densely populated areas.
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