Information from the Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) said that from the beginning of 2024 to the end of March 27, there were 527 cases of dengue fever in the capital, an increase of 342 cases over the same period last year. 2023.
A patient with severe dengue fever at Bach Mai Hospital (Hanoi). Photo: Thanh Duong
The Hanoi Center for Disease Control (CDC) said that because the tail of the epidemic in 2023 dragged into early 2024, the number of dengue fever cases increased right from the beginning of the year.
Accordingly, from the beginning of 2024 to the end of March 27, there have been 527 cases of dengue fever in the capital, an increase of 342 cases compared to the same period in 2023.
Referring to this content, the Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) stated clearly that dengue fever is an acute infectious disease that can cause epidemics caused by the Dengue virus. The disease is spread by mosquitoes that bite infected people and then transmit the disease to healthy people through the bite.
The Department of Preventive Medicine (Ministry of Health) recommends that the main and most effective disease prevention measures are to kill mosquitoes, larvae, larvae and prevent mosquito bites.
People need to check, detect and kill larvae and larvae in domestic water containers by regularly cleaning, covering tanks and water containers, and releasing fish to kill larvae and insects. stick.
Remove waste materials, natural water holes, turn over objects that can hold unused water, to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs, drop salt or larvicidal chemicals into aquariums, rockeries, trays Refrigerator wastewater. People should sleep under mosquito nets to prevent mosquito bites even during the day, wear long-sleeved clothes, use mosquito spray, mosquito scent, and electric rackets to kill mosquitoes and prevent mosquito bites.