Vietnam dengue cases top 300K in 2022

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In keeping with the Vietnam Ministry of Well being, for the reason that starting of the 12 months by means of November 15,  303,637 dengue fever instances, together with 112 fatalities have been reported.

In contrast with the identical interval in 2021 (62,106/24),  instances elevated 4.9 occasions, deaths elevated by 88.

In keeping with specialists, dengue fever normally lasts 5-7 days, divided into 3 phases: Fever part; extreme part and restoration part. The extreme part begins across the time the fever is gone, normally on day 3 to day 7. This part lasts about 24-48 hours. Sufferers should have a fever or have decreased fever and should have signs akin to: Physique aches, if a variety of plasma leakage will result in shock with indicators of battle, restlessness or lethargy.

From the 4th day onwards, the affected person normally has no fever, so he can subjectively suppose he has recovered. Nonetheless, that is the stage the place the illness can progress significantly with signs akin to belly ache, vomiting, bleeding (nosebleed or bleeding gums, and so on.).

Dengue fever up to now has no vaccine and no particular therapy, the principle and efficient prevention measures are killing mosquitoes, killing larva/larvae and stopping mosquito bites. In an effort to actively stop illness for themselves, their households and everybody round, the Ministry of Well being strongly recommends that folks take the next preventive measures:

1. Cowl all water containers to stop mosquitoes from coming into and laying eggs.
2. Perform larval/larvae management measures weekly by putting fish in a big container of water; wash small and medium-sized water containers, flip non-water containers the wrong way up; change the water of flower vases/cotton vases; Put salt or oil in a bowl of water to assist the pantry.
3. Weekly removing of waste supplies, pure water holes that don’t enable mosquitoes to put eggs akin to bottles, jars, bottle fragments, coconut shells, damaged jars, previous tires / tires, bamboo holes, leaf sheaths…
4. Sleep beneath a mosquito internet, put on lengthy garments to stop mosquito bites even throughout the day.
5. Actively coordinate with the well being sector in chemical spraying for epidemic prevention and management.
6. When you could have a fever, instantly go to a medical facility for examination and therapy recommendation. Don’t arbitrarily deal with at residence