Dozens of primary school students in Ciamis make a deal on lumps

Ciamis: Up to 30 students at SDN 3 and SDN 7 in Ciamis Regency, West Java, were familiar with mumps or paramyxovirus and the school implemented home learning activities for all classes. Learn it two survived starting Friday and Saturday, 1-2 November 2024.

The Head of the Department of Disease Prevention and Control (P2P) at the Ciamis District Health Service (Dinkes), Edis Herdis, said that his party had received a report from the education service regarding the spread of the paramyxovirus class of viruses. However, all students with seizures were immediately treated by health workers from the Community Health Center to the school.

“We received data from the butt attack, it was recorded that there were 30 children and they came from SDN 7, a total of 10 students, SDN 3 a total of 20 students. However, officers are still collecting data at other schools as well as providing counseling and education conducted by officers, 1 November 2024.

Edis said that the plague that attacks children aged 5-9 years is spread through direct contact with people who suffer, exchange eating utensils, through spraying mucus and coughing, but to overcome on the disease you can take preventive measures by maintaining cleanliness. However, people suffering from constipation need to get enough rest, drink plenty of water and eat soft foods to maintain a clean and healthy lifestyle.

“We have made several efforts to prevent the spread of mumps, especially urging the parents of sick children to go through a medical examination immediately and to advise them not to go to school, because they can get parotitis to give or tend and recommend to students. wear masks, especially when doing activities at school,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Head of Ciamis Education Service, Erwan Darmawan, said his party had received reports that a number of students at SDN 3, SDN 7 and PAUD were sick with clinical symptoms of pneumonia. However, the disease that attacks students experiences fever, swollen cheeks, swallowing pain, headache, joint pain, stomach pain and loss of appetite.

“We are advised to prevent and control participation, particularly with socialization and education in schools with the UKS team and actively monitoring schools through the UKS network. However, the Department has received reports that several students are sick with suspected illnesses. lumps (Parotitis) is increasing,” he said.

According to him, due to the increase in the disease, the face-to-face teaching process and learning activities in schools have been transferred to home learning activities (BDR) for all classes. Because, in anticipation of the spread of the disease and everyone must increase vigilance, prevention, control of spread and the learning process will be done through online methods, giving assignments.

“We ask schools to implement the learning process through online methods and provide assignments and learning activities from home (BDR). This activity is done to limit interaction and also educators and education workers who are declared sick with barriers must rest for 7 days from then. with symptoms,” he concluded.