Surakarta, IDN Times – Entering the rainy season, residents are asked to be aware of diseases Dengue fever Dengue (DHF), upper respiratory tract infection (ARI) and diarrhea. In addition, it is also still asked to be aware of exposure to the virus COVID-19.
1. Dengue is the highest threat
DHF is a threatening disease in the city of Solo. This is because the number of dengue cases in the area is relatively high. Until November 10, 2021, there were 39 cases of dengue fever, of which five died.
“Don’t let us only think about COVID-19 and ignore DHF. We must be aware of DHF at least until March 2022. Compared to the previous year, there were fewer cases but more deaths. Last year, out of 73 cases, only three died. people,” said Head of the Solo City Health Service (DKK), Siti Wahyuningsih, Wednesday (11/17/2021).
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2. Solo Health Office asks residents to be vigilant
Illustration (ANTARA PHOTO/Kornelis Kaha)–
Siti said many cases of dengue fever patients who died due to being late were brought to the hospital. For this reason, his party asked residents to be more vigilant during the rainy season, namely against clear pools of water.
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“Because the puddle of water causes mosquito larvae to breed. So, we are promoting the Eradication of Mosquito Nests (PSN) from friends at the Puskesmas,” he said.
Furthermore, Siti said that DB disease is related to environmental behavior. Namely how to maintain cleanliness by not letting the water stagnate and there are sewers.
“Besides DHF, other diseases also need to be watched out for, namely Ispa, but with
We can suppress the culture of wearing masks because we wear masks. Be careful with diarrhea and leptospirosis, because when it rains there are lots of rats,” he said.
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3. Prone to floods
Illustration of the flood (IDN Times/Mardya Shakti) –
The Mayor of Surakarta, Gibran Rakabuming, asked the public to be aware of the threat of flooding, especially in the area around the riverbanks. He said that extreme weather conditions could result in puddles and floods.
“If the big threat in Solo is of course puddles or flooding, then there are also landslides only at certain points, yesterday there was a landslide only in one house that collapsed because his house happened to be topics (red: close) to the sea,” he said after the Disaster Preparedness Appeal at Solo City Hall, Wednesday (17/11/21).
His party has even mapped 15 disaster-prone areas. The mapping is mostly in the area around the riverbanks.
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