Four DHF Patients In Probolinggo Died

Dengue Fever Spray/Photo: Antara

PROBOLINGGO - A total of four dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) patients in Probolinggo Regency, East Java died during January to April 2022, consisting of three children and one adult. From January to April 2022, there were 212 cases and four patients died," said Head of Disease Prevention and Control at the Probolinggo District Health Office, Mujoko in the local area, Tuesday, May 24. According to him, the death factor occurred because the patient came to the hospital. the health center is in a bad condition, so when he entered the hospital his condition had worsened and based on information the average death rate was due to dehydration. It's really fast. Actually, if you follow it, it's been handled well, t But back again, the speed of recovery," he said, quoted by Antara.

In theory, he continued, DHF patients rarely die but the speed of DHF is extraordinary like a flood because if the fifth day passes it will escape, but if it gets worse until the fifth day it usually tends to die because the body has dropped and there are many blood vessels. He appealed to the public to be vigilant because the rainy season has entered because in Probolinggo Regency, especially the coast which is an endemic area, so that every year there must be dengue fever. Aedes Agepty arrives in the morning starting at 09.00 WIB to 10.00 WIB and in the afternoon from 15.00 to 17.00 WIB," he said. health center or hospital before the patient's condition worsens."The initial symptoms are hot, weak, very lethargic and all down. Usually when the children's movements are extraordinary, they suddenly decrease. If an adult feels sluggish and weak," he said. He explained that the symptoms of DHF were very specific because usually if the fever on the first day suddenly went up and down and there were red spots, it is advisable to take a blood sample and if it is checked during 5 minutes, you will see the blood vessels under the skin. "For example, there is a child who is sick until the fever is high and red spots come out. If pressed or penetration is pulled to the right and left. If the red color is getting clearer, there is an indication that it points to DHF, but if the red color disappears, it means it's an ordinary mosquito bite or an allergy," he said. The Health Office through the puskesmas will conduct an epidemiological investigation quickly. "We will see 20 houses on the right and left. If there are larvae, it will be decided to report it to the Health Service and allow for fogging or fogging," he said.