Nghe An: Dengue fever, hand, foot and mouth disease, chickenpox patients increase due to hot weather

Dengue fever patients increase

According to the report of Nghe An Center for Disease Control: From March 7, 2020 to May 20, 2020, there were 70 patients with dengue fever in the province. These patients were all in Dien Chau district. Of which, Dien Bich commune recorded 61 patients (55 patients recovered); Dien Ngoc commune had 9 patients (8 patients recovered)... Currently, the number of patients with dengue fever is constantly increasing.

Currently, the number of patients with dengue fever is constantly increasing. Photo: Thanh Chung

In recent years, dengue fever "epidemics" in Dien Chau district have continued to break out and reappear seasonally despite the continuous efforts of district and provincial authorities to prevent and control them.

Doctor Pham Dinh Tung - Deputy Director of Nghe An Province Center for Disease Control said: Through inspection and monitoring activities, it is found that people are still subjective and negligent in disease prevention. Many mosquito larvae nests are still found in households. Environmental sanitation in residential areas is not clean.

Epidemiological investigation and monitoring show that people are still subjective and negligent in preventing dengue fever. Photo: Thanh Chung

Localities also need to strengthen monitoring and early detection of new cases with symptoms of high fever, sudden fever accompanied by symptoms of cough, runny nose, headache, promptly take patients to medical facilities for examination and timely treatment.

Many cases of chickenpox and hand, foot and mouth disease appeared

At this time, the hot and humid climate has been creating favorable conditions for microorganisms to develop. Besides dengue fever cases, there are also a number of other infectious diseases that have broken out. Children are especially susceptible to becoming "victims" due to their poor resistance and incomplete immune system.

In the summer, many children get hand, foot and mouth disease and chickenpox. Photo: Thanh Chung

Master, Doctor Dau Thi Hoi - Examination Department, Nghe An Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital said: Hand, foot and mouth disease is caused by Coxsackie virus, Echo virus and other intestinal viruses. Children with hand, foot and mouth disease have fever, rash on hands, feet, buttocks, thighs, mouth ulcers. The disease is easily transmitted through direct or indirect contact with objects contaminated with saliva or secretions. When sick, children are very uncomfortable with symptoms of fever, mouth ulcers, and drooling.

Chickenpox is caused by the Varicella Zoster virus. The disease is common in both children and adults. Chickenpox spreads very quickly, transmitted through the respiratory tract, direct contact, and indirectly through objects and clothing contaminated with secretions from the blisters. Chickenpox incubates for 10-20 days. Patients show symptoms of fever, fatigue, body aches, rash, and blisters on the skin.

Master, Doctor Dau Thi Hoi recommends: When children show signs of abnormal health, parents should take them to medical facilities for examination, consultation, guidance and timely treatment. Photo: Thanh Chung.

When children show signs of abnormal health, parents need to take them to medical facilities for examination, consultation, guidance and timely treatment, and should not arbitrarily buy medicine for treatment. When children have hand, foot and mouth disease or chickenpox, parents need to keep them home from school, isolate them and monitor them - Master, Doctor Dau Thi Hoi recommends.