One-year-old baby with Singapore flu – Hospitalized for Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease – Photo

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, YOGYAKARTA – Yogyakarta City Health Service (Dinkes) has registered dozens of cases of Singapore flu.hand, foot, and mouth disease/HFMD) until April 2024. This disease caused by the coxsackie virus affects many children under the age of 14.

Head of Prevention, Disease Control and Information System Data Management for Yogyakarta City Health Office, Lana Unwanah, said that Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) can be one of the prevention efforts to avoid this disease.

The reason is that Singapore flu is a disease that spreads quickly. Although, the level of difficulty is not high and it usually occurs in children. “For those who are not infected (with Singapore flu), it is best to prevent it with PHBS, such as washing hands with soap, maintaining physical activity and a balanced diet,” said Lana at Halla Center a ‘ City of Yogyakarta last Thursday 25/4/2024).

Lana said, if someone has the disease, they are advised to rest or separate, especially for children who get the disease. This is done so that the disease does not spread further.

“It is better not to communicate (with victims), children with these symptoms are lonely. “But it’s not isolated like in Covid-19, the important thing is to be separated (from those who are not infected),” said Lana.

Lana said there was no special treatment for it Singapore flu This. Nevertheless, there is a symptomatic treatment to overcome the complaints that are caused. “If he has a fever, he can be given fever-reducing medicine. If a child experiences lethargy and wants to stimulate appetite, he may be given some types of appetite enhancers, such as vitamins and so on. “Then get plenty of rest, keep clean, drink warm water to ease the pain in the neck,” he explained.