Pediatrician Says, Don't Be Fooled By The Third Day Of Fever Symptoms In DHF Patients

Pediatrician at Hermina Jatinegara Hospital, dr. Kanya Ayu Paramadri Sp.A

JAKARTA - Pediatrician at Hermina Jatinegara Hospital, dr. Kanya Ayu Paramastri Sp.A said dengue hemorrhagic fever or denBD which often had no symptoms in the beginning made many people fooled and thought fever had healed on the third day. "That's what often cheats, on the third day you don't have a fever, think it's healthy, even though it's critical," said Kanya in a discussion on dengue fever in Jakarta, Sunday.

Kasia explained that the bleeding occurs because the levels of platelets that should protect blood vessels are becoming weaker due to dengue infection. In addition, fever due to dengue virus carried by mosquitoes can also result in other organs such as the brain which will cause a decrease in consciousness if not immediately handled. In addition, a clean environment is also not necessarily free from mosquitoes carrying dengue diseases that live in the home environment. "The net environment there are still aedes aegypti mosquitoes at home and albopictus in nature (outside the home). It likes above refrigerators, dispensers, air conditioning, pots of houses and dirty clothes hanging piled up in the corner, mosquitoes like it," said the doctor who is active in social media. this doctor who completed the child specialist at the University of Indonesia said, 3M plus movement and vaccines became a powerful way to suppress the number of dengue cases. He said the DBD vaccine was strongly recommended by the Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) for every child aged 6-18 years, both those who have been exposed to dengue and those who have not.

"So all children aged 6-18 years have or not (DHF) been recommended to be given the DHF vaccine twice, with a gap of 3 months," he said. Children who are vaccinated must also be healthy and do not have acute infectious diseases such as diarrhea. In addition, the DHF vaccine also has no side effects so it is safe for children and can immediately carry out activities after the vaccine., closing water reservoirs and recycling and burying objects that can become mosquito nests and using anti-drug protection such as lotion and sleeping sickles.