List of Tips in Dealing w/ Dengue Patients who are kids
DENGUE – Here are some tips from Dr. Fatima Gimenez on what parents can do to help their children who are sick due to this disease caused by mosquitos.
Now that the rainy season is officially here in the Philippines, one of the health concerns is the rise in dengue cases in several areas in the country. This disease is caused by an infected Aedes species of mosquito and it is spread through a bite.
Undeniably, this disease is one of the hardest to prevent as people are not usually limited to a single area alone. Not everyone stays at home most of the days of the week and there are times that public vicinities have a lot of mosquitos.
At home, you can prevent the growth of these mosquitos by making sure that all the containers that are open and where water can store are emptied. It is important to keep your surroundings well-lighted and clean as well.
Outdoors, you can lower the risk of getting infected with dengue by applying insect-repelling lotions before you go out. Also, stay away from areas where mosquitos have their breeding grounds.
In case a kid is infected with dengue, based on an article on ABS-CBN News, the child is really down since the first day of the fever. According to Dr. Fatima Gimenez who spoke on TeleRadyo, it is really visible to the child that he or she is not feeling well with high fever, weakness, and loss of appetite.
In this case, the fever is persistent and is still very high even after few days already. Based on the article, Dr. Gimenez stressed that parents must make sure that the sick kid has taken medicine that can treat fever. Hydration is also very important to dengue patients.
Dr. Gimenez stressed that supportive care is needed and if there is a hydrating solution, it is much better to give to the sick child. It is important to bring the kid to a doctor at the nearest time possible to address the symptoms.
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