Cases of dengue fever are surging in southernmost Addu City.
This was revealed by the Addu Equatorial Hospital (AEH).
Stressing that cases of dengue fever reported in recent days have been spiraling, the hospital shed light on the importance of taking preventative measures.
As such, it was cautioned that wide-spreading dengue may catch on, and is likely to spread even more, due to the adverse weather conditions the Maldives is currently experiencing.
AEH has urged to make efforts at an individual level, to prevent the spread of dengue and to eliminate mosquito breeding sites.
AEH has given instructions on preventing catching dengue by wearing long-sleeved shirts and long pants that reveal less skin as well as using mosquito repellent.
Some home remedies for the diseases include drinking plenty of fluids, resting and refraining from taking medicine other than paracetamol for fever.
It is advised for those who have a fever for three days or show other signs of dengue fever to seek medication treatment.
The public has been urged to take caution to prevent mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue. Influenza and dengue outbreaks occur during rainy seasons every year across outlying atolls.
During 2019, HPA worked tirelessly to eliminate mosquito breeding sites like using insecticide and fogging machines due to a rise in dengue and chikungunya cases reported that year.
Dengue is one of the most dangerous among communicable and wide-spreading diseases and is one of the most conspicuous diseases among those that spread widely over the Maldives, due to adverse weather, and several other reasons.
The public has been urged to get rid of mosquito-breeding sites and take precautionary measures to control mosquito infestations.
Some of the precautionary measures that have been urged include regular hand washing, taking more fluids if one catches the cold, only using paracetamol if one has a high temperature, covering one’s nose and mouth when coughing to make sure that others don’t get infected, wearing long-sleeve shirts and long pants and using mosquito repellent lotions or sprays to prevent catching dengue fever.
