2023-12-29 17:52:12
In December, the Ministry of Health registered 135,600 cases of dengue and 68 deaths so far this year. It must be taken into account that in the face of symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, fever and also skin outbreaks, which is what this mosquito infection can be. Temples of the Egyptians, It is important to consult with the doctor immediately, explained Mariana Coria from her cell phone. Modo Fontevecchiaby Net TV, Radio Profile (AM 1190) y Radio Amadeus (FM 91.1).
In this context, the infectious disease specialist, Dr. Maria Mastruzzo He said that, according to the epidemiological data of the Ministry of Health until epidemiological week 14 of the year 23, 41,257 cases of dengue had been registered in Argentina, of which 37,000 were autochthonous and 2,700 were still under investigation. “Of these, 586 had a history of being imported”he added.
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He also detailed that The months with the most risks are February, March and April, since “they are the dates when there is greater humidity and there is greater influx of mosquitoes, although we have mosquitoes all the time.”
“What we have to be careful about is precisely avoid all places where mosquitoes accumulate and, of course, avoid transmission between people who are sick to healthy people,” he said.
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In turn, he indicated that the most frequent places in Argentina continue to be the north of our country: “Tucumán, the Catamarca area and also the province of Buenos Aires, which does not escape that, and the serotype that circulates in the season of epidemiological week 14 is DENV-1 and DENV-2, which were the most frequent cases.” And he emphasized that “both serotypes circulated in CABA, therefore one has to pay attention to these epidemiological data.”
Las The most affected people are the elderly, since one of the symptoms is dehydration and people who have already had the disease. Some of the recommendations are: wear light clothing, repellent and get vaccinated.
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