100 Thousand Residents In Jakarta Are Attacked By ISPA Every Month

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Health Office noted that an average of one hundred thousand residents in Jakarta are infected with respiratory tract infections or ISPA every month. Based on data from the ISPA report in DKI Jakarta in 2023, there were 102,609 cases of ARI in January, 104,638 cases in February, 119,734 in March, 109,705 in April, 99,130 in May, and 102,475 in June. "As many as 0.9 percent of DKI Jakarta residents are exposed to the ISPA's cold or pneumonia every month. An average of 100 thousand cases out of 11 million people," said Head of the Surveillance, Epidemiology and Immunization Section of the DKI Jakarta Health Office, Ngabila Salama to reporters, Friday, August 11. Ngabila said, there was no significant increase in ARI cases from April 2023 to July 2023. According to him, the pattern of spread of ARI cases is similar every year. Where, cases will begin to increase in September, then the peak of cases from October to November. Then, the trend of cases began to fall again after the following March. "From the trend, there are many ARIs in the rainy season after September. Obviously, the strongest influence is the transitional condition or the weather shift," said Ngabila. Ngabila explained, during the transition period, the humidity will increase. This causes various germs such as viruses and bacteria to easily enter the body. A person's immunity in the transition between the rainy and dry seasons, continued Ngabila, also has the potential to decrease due to stress, fatigue, lack of sleep from congestion, and so on.

"Given that the current rainy and dry season periods are unclear due to extreme weather factors, it is important to keep immunity good," he added.