Dengue fever is very deadly disease caused by dengue virus carried by mosquitoes. This virus can cause fever, headache, rash, and pain throughout the body. Most mild cases of hemorrhagic fever heal by themselves after about a week.
Maybe the symptoms of dengue fever in children and toddlers do not always appear. Many children with dengue do not show symptoms, some children have mild symptoms that appear at any time from 4 days to 2 weeks after being bitten by an infected aedes mosquito. Symptoms of Dengue usually last for 2 to 7 days.
Common signs and symptoms of dengue fever in children and toddlers, among others:
- Sudden fever high, can reach 105 ° F (40 ° C)
- Sis behind the eyes, joint pain, muscle, and / or bone
- Great headache
- Rushes in most of the body
- Light bleeding from the nose (nosebleed) or gums
- Easily bruised skin
- Sometimes accompanied by cough and runny nose, no appetite, nausea and vomiting and itching on the soles of the feet.
Symptoms of dengue fever in children and Toddlers are generally mild, especially for those who are newly infected with this virus. While older children, adults, and those who have had previous infections may cause moderate to severe symptoms.
How to prevent dengue in children
Avoid mosquito bites
You should pay attention to when the mosquitoes will usually hang around. Aedes aygepti mosquitoes generally come out at 2 hours before sunrise and drown, then give extra protection to your child in this time. Should put a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, even sack also wear. And also use the mosquito lotion on the child's skin but keep in mind note the use in children under 3 years.Avoid puddles
maybe your home there are many puddles that can be made a nest for mosquitoes you should immediately clean it because mosquitoes will quickly breed in a dirty environment such as puddles there must pay attention to this as possible.
3.the best to drain the bath or water reservoir regularly
maybe you've seen a wiggler in your bathroom bathtub. that's a sign that mosquitoes are breeding in your bathtub. Do not let you leave it constantly because it can cause dengue mosquitoes to multiply even more. you should regularly clean your bathtub and water reservoir so that the larva does not turn into a mosquito and the family is free of deadly dengue fever.
4.The best to heap and dispose of containers that can hold water
It is time to start in a healthy waste disposal example is to throw the garbage in place like throwing containers that can hold water so as not to become a hotbed for dengue mosquitoes.
Dengue fever generally occurs with no eye catching, often this disease is considered a typhoid or flu. Perhaps this error that occurred in the diagnosis can be fatal, therefore many children who died from dengue fever. You should always watch your child so as not to get this deadly disease, never underestimate things like this. Hopefully useful for us all see you in the next post.
Referensi :
[1]https://mediskus.com/penyakit/gejala-demam-berdarah-pada-anak-dan-balita
[2]http://www.katalogibu.com/kesehatan-anak/cara-tepat-mencegah-demam-berdarah-pada-anak.html
[3]http://obatdemamberdarah.org/obat-demam-berdarah-untuk-anak/
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