Yogyakarta City Government News Portal – Health and School Departments Be careful about pests in children

UMBULHARJO – Yogyakarta City Government, through the Yogyakarta City Health Service, appeals to the public to be aware of mumps or parotitis, especially since most of the victims attack students primary school (SD) in Yogyakarta City area.
Mumps is an infectious disease caused by a virus, particularly affecting children.
The Head of Infectious Disease Control (P2M) and Immunization for Yogyakarta City Health Service, Endang Sri Rahayu, revealed that there were about 169 cases of pneumonia in Yogyakarta City, most of them primary school children.
Endang said that lumps are characterized by swelling around the jaw or neck as a result of inflammation in the parotid gland.
Initial symptoms include fever, headache, pain when chewing or swallowing, and muscle pain.
“This disease is transmitted very easily, especially in school environments, through spraying saliva or contact with contaminated materials,” explained Endang when he was interviewed, Wednesday (30/10).
For this reason, the Yogyakarta City Health Service has issued an appeal to schools and parents to increase awareness.
“Victims tend to lack hygiene and this disease is transmitted very easily. “Because of that, our advice to those who are sick is that they should not go to school,” he said.
He said parents should make sure their children are vaccinated against Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR). “The MMR vaccine can prevent complications,” he said.

He said, if there is an increase in lump cases, it is hoped that the school will cooperate with the local health center in monitoring and treating these lump cases.
The Head of the Research Task Force for Data Management and Health Information Systems who is also an Epidemiologist at the Yogyakarta City Health Service, Solikhin Dwi, said that parotitis or mumps is included in the category of surprising epidemiological events.
According to him, the disease has increased significantly compared to last year. Where no cases were found in 2023. At the same time, in 2024 to 30 October 2024, 169 cases were found.
“In the period from the end of September to the third week of October 2024, no cases were found. “However, this week it rose again and the number of people suffering was 169 people, which on average were suffering from primary school children,” he said.
He hopes that parents and schools will implement clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS). So the number of people suffering from hiccups is decreasing in the city of Yogyakarta.
“It can be prevented by washing your hands with soap and running water regularly before eating or after being in a dangerous place or environment, not sharing bathroom utensils or eating with people who suffering from hiccups and practicing coughing like covering your mouth and nose,” he said. added. (Hes)