ILLUSTRATION.Dengue fever cases in 2022 are starting to rise, these are the characteristics of dengue fever in infants and toddlersKONTAN.CO.ID - Jakarta.Observe the characteristics of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in infants and toddlers.The Ministry of Health (Kemenkes) warned that dengue cases tend to increase when entering the rainy season.Recognizing the characteristics of DHF in infants and toddlers is very important for parents to know.The reason is, infants and toddlers are a vulnerable group to DHF.Parents must know the characteristics of DHF in infants and toddlers so as not to be late for checking their baby to the doctor.Being late in knowing the characteristics of DHF in infants and toddlers can endanger life safety.Citing information on the official website of the Ministry of Health, the Directorate of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control (P2PM) until the 36th Sunday of 2022 noted that the cumulative number of confirmed dengue cases from January 2022 was reported as 87,501 cases (IR 31.38/100,000 population) and 816 deaths (CFR 0). ,93%).“In general, there is an increase in dengue cases.The most cases occurred in the age group of 14-44 years as much as 38.96 percent and 5-14 years as many as 35.61 percent, "said Director General of Disease Prevention and Control, Indonesian Ministry of Health Maxi Rein Rondonuwu in Jakarta, Thursday (22/9). .Also read: These are the characteristics of dengue fever in children & parents, also recognize mosquitoes that cause dengue feverHis party revealed that the addition of dengue cases came from 64 regencies/cities in 4 provinces including West Java, East Java, Central Java and East Kalimantan.The districts/cities that recorded the highest dengue cases were Bandung City with 4,196 cases.There were 2,777 cases of dengue fever in Bandung Regency, 2,059 cases in Bekasi City, 1,647 cases in Sumedang Regency, and 1,542 cases in Tasikmalaya City.Maxi said that his party continues to carry out massive and simultaneous efforts to control and prevent dengue fever by involving all parties, both at the central and regional levels.On September 6, the Ministry of Health through the Directorate of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control has sent a letter to all Regional Heads in Indonesia from the provincial to district/city levels.The letter asked the Health Office to increase vigilance by actively controlling DHF early, how to:Carry out prevention and control efforts through the Jumantik 1 House 1 Movement (G1R1J) with 3M Plus Mosquito Nest Eradication (PSN) in public places and institutional places to achieve a larva-free rate > 95%."This movement should be carried out before the transmission period or an increase in cases occurs," said Director General Maxi."The implementation can be done at the lowest point to suppress the increase in cases or Extraordinary Events (KLB) during the transmission season or the rainy season," added Director General Maxi.Furthermore, strengthening surveillance of Dengue/DHF which can be monitored as a tool to carry out early awareness of increasing cases and to respond quickly to extraordinary events (KLB).Carry out integrated vector control, both program activities carried out and the units or sectors involved (government, private, community).Improving early detection of dengue infection in puskesmas by examining suspected dengue patients using the Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) Dengue Antigen NS1 or RDT Combo.The rapid can be used on suspected dengue from day 1 to 5 of the occurrence of fever.Conducting Epidemiological Investigations (PE) on every case of Dengue, whether suspected (presumtive) Dengue, probable, confirmed.Establish or revitalize the Dengue/DHF Operational Working Group (POKJANAL) at the provincial, district/city, sub-district and village/kelurahan levels.Dengue/DHF prevention activities are included in regional planning activities and strengthen regulations for dengue/DHF control at the provincial, district/city, sub-district and village/kelurahan levels.Adequate budgeting of program activities on an ongoing basis at the provincial and district/city levels in the prevention of Dengue/DHF.Continue to pay attention to the COVID-19 prevention health protocol in every DHF prevention and control activity."We hope that this early control effort can be carried out in an integrated, massive, total, sustainable and targeted manner so that we can suppress dengue cases," said Director General Maxi.Finally, Director General Maxi also requested that the Health Office be active in conducting simple socialization and education to the public about the signs, symptoms, prevention and treatment of dengue fever to find patients as early as possible and reduce the risk of death from dengue."The dissemination of information to the public about the signs and symptoms of Dengue is very important so that there are no delays in the community in handling patients and delays in referring patients to health facilities," said Director General Maxi.The characteristics of DHF in infants and toddlersCiting Kompas.com, the characteristics of DHF are high fever and rash (red spots) on the skin.Most people with dengue fever, will be sick for about 10 days and with proper treatment will recover.The female mosquito that transmits the dengue virus, unlike most other types of mosquitoes, can bite at any time of the day.These mosquitoes breed in warm and humid weather and in standing water.This is why the number of dengue cases increases during the rainy season.Then what are the characteristics of DHF in infants and toddlers, are they the same as those that occur in adults?The following are the characteristics of DHF in infants and toddlers according to the Lancaster Pediatric Assc (Lancped.com) and Babycenter.com sites:The characteristics of DHF in infants and toddlers usually begin with symptoms of high fever, runny nose, cough and rash on the skin, pain behind the eyes and joints, pain in the back and headache.Other characteristics of DHF are causing children to lose their appetite, nausea and vomiting.A high fever can come and go for a week.After the initial fever, some children may exhibit more severe dengue symptoms in the form of signs of bleeding, such as: Red spots Bleeding from the nose, mouth, or gums Vomiting blood Stool that looks like black tar Severe abdominal pain Signs of shock, For example, blood pressure drops rapidlyUntreated fever can progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) which can cause bleeding, liver failure, seizures and even death.Most people with dengue fever will feel very weak and can last for some time, even though the patient has been declared cured.Those are the characteristics of DHF in infants and toddlers to watch out for.Immediately contact the doctor if there are signs of DHF in infants and toddlers.Next up: Antam's Gold Price Drops Rp 2,000 to Rp 930,000 Per Gram Today (27/9)Check other News and Articles on Google News