Dengue fever situation in Thailand

!! Severe dengue fever outbreak !!

Ministry of Public Health accelerated disease control in village,communities and schools.

Dengue fever in Thailand

Problem Dengue Fever outbreak this year. Average patient was found each day 570 people and died 44 people nationwide. Ministry of Public Health for cooperation OBDC ,Area Revenue office for cooperation and the Governor in the country to control this disease seriously.

Dr. Narong Sahamethapat Permanent Secretary for Public. Exposed to the circumstances of the outbreak of dengue fever this year, which is very crisis. Patients increased from a year ago to 4,000 and average day 570 people total from January - 4 June 2013. Which is statistically increased two double, while the number of patients accumulated the latest that 39,029 people are child under 15 years and patients have died this year to 44 people, mostly children and babies to including the elderly.
He said that the outbreak of severe dengue this year in 26 provinces across the country. Most Songkhla,Nakhonsithammarat ,Surin and Loei. Common reasons patients because the area where aedes mosquito are emerging the aedes mosquito this kind of prefer to live in the house and around the house and the area is humid the wettest aedes mosquito will occur continuously and reproduction exponential likes a suck blood bite in the daytime and at night as well, may bite if it is not feed on blood in the daytime. So at the risk is more aedes mosquito bites, including aedes mosquito breeding spawn multiple times per 100-200 eggs easily get rid of the larvae are ground and polished to pour water wash utensils will help reduce the aedes aegypti as much richer.

Dr. Narong said that the life of dengue patients. Ministry of Health has instructed a team of doctors and nurses in hospitals to treat patients in the most effective care for both children and adults. By the officer increase the information and knowledge to answer questions for people who have questions or concerns about an illness in the family. And the knowledge about dengue. In addition to the standard review Medicine Department prepared to guide physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. And well-organized team of experts are advising doctors in the region for 24 hours to reduce the loss of life as possible. Problems found among the deceased patients often eat their own medicines. Someone buy antipyretic effects enhance bleeding in internal organs such as the ACS, including aspirin, statins, steroids and someone go to the doctor late.

Remarked to the public to help reduce the loss of life of dengue patients. The disease is generally patients are headache, red face aching body without cough, no runny nose and a fever for more than 2 consecutive days if the fever down and freshen up is the patient's convalescence. However, even if the fever go down, but the Depression, fatigue, weakness, anorexia, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting are also signs of shock. Which is not necessarily unconsciousness or seizures, as most people understand. If not taken care of doctor will mortality is high, take to rushed to hospital as soon as possible.Narong said

The measures to reduce the number of dengue patients see results. Rally to help eliminate breeding aegypti. Points to focus on during after 90 day is the school the hospital, workplace and every home in the community. Ministry of Public Health  has requested cooperation the Secretary Interior to video conferencing for meetings with Governor across the country. To extend results the local government to joint activities involved aegypti to destroy continuous.