June 11th
08:21
2024
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Although the cold was key for the cases to be minimal, they confirm the need to maintain care in the midst of an unstable temperature that goes from maximums of 10 degrees to days where it reaches 25 degrees. Details.
Dengue cases in the province of La Rioja continue to fall for the tenth consecutive week. Nevertheless, They ask to maintain all care to avoid risks.
Since the second half of last April, when temperatures began to drop, the curve of dengue cases was decreasing. But last week, and especially during Saturday and Sunday, temperatures were recorded higher than the record cold of May.
In the first days of June, the popular call “summer” Riojan, a short period when temperatures rise above normal for several days, and that could favor mosquito populations Aedes aegyptiwhich are vectors of the virus that causes dengue.
It should be remembered that one of the main concerns of health authorities lies in the simultaneous circulation of more than one dengue serotype. The fact is that contracting the disease twice with different serotypes increases the risk of suffering from severe dengue, which can be fatal.
Warning signs are mucosal bleeding, intense and continuous abdominal pain, hepatomegaly, drowsiness or irritability, hemoconcentration with platelets, persistent vomiting and serous effusion.
What to do to prevent dengue in winter
During the winter the mosquito population can remain in the egg state distributed in different containers, such as buckets, pots, disused rubber bands and vases.
They are there because female mosquitoes usually lay their eggs near dirty or clean water in containers.
- clean the walls of containers that may accumulate water with a brush
- throw boiling water in hard-to-reach places
- Throw away unused containers.
To prevent water from accumulating in containers that cannot be discarded, it is recommended:
- Keep unused containers upside down
- Trying to puncture tires or throw them away
- Unclog gutters to prevent water from accumulating
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