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KOMPAS.com- Most of the region Indonesia already entered the period rainy season 2020-2021 since the last month of October 2020. Not only the potential for disaster, but several disease the rainy season must also be watched out for.
The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that this new rainy season will enter its peak in January 2021.
Along with the rainy season period, apart from being alert to potential hydrometeorological disasters such as landslides, floods, flash floods and so on, various disease also keep lurking.
Here are a few disease in the rainy season which must be watched out because it is most often experienced by Indonesians.
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1. Typhoid fever ( types)
Typhoid fever or commonly referred to as typhus is an infectious infection caused by bacteria Salmonella thyphii or Salmonella paratyphii.
The bacteria spreads through soil contaminated with the feces of an infected person, as well as through contaminated food and drink.
If not treated promptly and appropriately, people disease Typhus can experience complications such as pneumonia, pleurisy, myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle), acute heart failure, and even death.
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2.Acute Respiratory Infections ( ISPA)
Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) can be caused by bacteria, viruses, or other microbes.
In the news Kompas.com, Tuesday (27/10/2020), ARI is a disease that needs to be watched out for during the rainy season, with symptoms such as coughing, fever and several conditions accompanied by shortness of breath to chest pain.
Diarrhea is a disease characterized by watery stools and a more frequent than usual frequency of bowel movements.
Causative bacteria disease diarrhea the most common ones are rotavirus, shigella, E.colim, cryptosporidium and others.
During the rainy season with high rainfall, the potential for flooding also increases, and community drinking water sources also have the potential to be contaminated with germs that cause this one digestive disorder.
To note, diarrhea is considered as the body’s attempt to remove toxins or germs in the body.
However, if you experience diarrhea too often, your doctor will advise you not to take antibiotics. But given to drink electrolytes or ORS, in addition to the main thing is to increase the consumption of water.
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DHF is one type rainy season disease caused by mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.
During the rainy season, we must be aware of the potential for dengue infection because during the rainy season, there will be lots of standing water. Whether this puddle is intentional or not, this puddle has the potential to become a nest for new mosquito larvae.
The condition of patients with DHF, sometimes can feel excruciating joint and muscle pain, causing the bones to crack.
Severe dengue, known as hemorrhagic fever, this can lead to serious bleeding, sudden drop in blood pressure (shock) and death.
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5. Influenza atau flu
We must increase awareness and maintain the immune system so as not to be affected by influenza virus infection.
Moreover, at this time the Covid-19 pandemic, which some of the symptoms resemble flu, is still not over.
In fact, influenza in tropical areas like Indonesia does not recognize seasons. However, in winter or the rainy season, people are very susceptible to contracting this influenza virus.
Illustration of rat urine disease, Leptospirosis which has the potential to attack in the rainy season.-
Disease which is caused by the influenza A, B or C viruses can be spread through coughing, sneezing, or simply by touching objects that have been contaminated by flu sufferers.
Chairman of the Indonesian Allergy-Immunology Association Prof. Dr. dr Iris Rengganis SpPD in the news Kompas.com, Sunday (25/10/2020), reminded us not to underestimate influenza, because various influenza conditions are dangerous and life threatening.
“Influenza is actually dangerous and life threatening. It also has the potential to become an epidemic because it can be transmitted quickly. It is dangerous if it comes to complications,” said Iris.
In severe conditions, influenza can cause complications such as pneumonia, kidney failure, liver failure, and death.
Also read: Often experienced by flood victims, what is rat urine disease?
Leptospirosis or rat urine disease is a disease caused by spiral-shaped bacteria called Leptospira interrogans.
The spread of this disease can be through touch, namely when touching soil or water, wet soil, or plants that are contaminated with urine of infected animals.
Apart from mice, it is the most infectious animal leptospirosis are cows, pigs, dogs, reptiles, and amphibians, and other rodents. The symptoms of rat urine disease are as follows.
- High fever
- Headache
- Nausea
- Gag
- Red eye
- Shivering
- Pain in the calf muscles
- Stomach ache
In fact, in certain cases rat urine disease which occurs a lot in the rainy season, can cause liver problems, kidney failure, meningitis and respiratory failure.
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