146,000 people in the Philippines are infected with dengue fever. If they have these symptoms, they must seek medical attention in time.

　　Cctv newsAccording to the statistics of the Philippine Ministry of Health, from January 1 to July 20 this year, more than 146,000 people in the Philippines were confirmed to be infected with dengue fever, which was 98% higher than the same period in 2018. With the rainy season coming, the number of cases infected with dengue fever will further increase. The Philippine Ministry of Health said that they have cooperated with the National Disaster Reduction Risk Management Committee, the Ministry of Civil Defence, the Ministry of Education and other departments to take various measures to jointly deal with the epidemic.

　　At present, the Philippine Ministry of Health is strengthening cooperation with the Ministry of Education and taking various measures to strengthen the protection of students on campus, including removing harmful water sources and spraying mosquito-killing drugs. At the same time, teachers and parents are urged to send students to hospital for treatment in time if they find that they have a fever for 3 to 4 days.

　　In addition, the Philippine Ministry of Health has also cooperated with the National Disaster Reduction Risk Management Committee, the Civil Defence Department and the police department to take various measures to jointly deal with the epidemic situation and ensure that the prevention and control work can be effectively carried out in national departments and local communities.

　　Dengue fever is an acute mosquito-borne infectious disease, which is mainly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. Typical symptoms include persistent fever, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, etc., and can be fatal in severe cases. On the 6th of this month, the Philippine Ministry of Health announced that the country had entered an outbreak of dengue fever.

　　Send more specialist hospitals to step up the response.

　　At present, the Philippine government is stepping up its response to the dengue fever epidemic. A few days ago, CCTV reporters were allowed to enter two hospitals in the capital Manila for interviews and filming.

　　The Philippine Children’s Medical Center has now treated 10 patients with dengue fever. According to the degree of illness, 10 patients were arranged to receive treatment in several wards of the hospital.

　　And in another — — Lim, a child infectious disease expert at the Philippine General Hospital, told reporters that children aged 5 to 9 are more susceptible to dengue fever because of their weak resistance, and the mortality rate is also high. As the whole country of the Philippines has entered an outbreak of dengue fever, it seems that people of any age may be infected with this disease.

　　In order to cope with the increasingly severe epidemic situation, Philippine medical institutions have newly sent dengue fever experts in outpatient and emergency rooms, and at the same time adopted a graded diagnosis and treatment mechanism to send patients to different hospitals for corresponding diagnosis and treatment according to the severity of the disease.

　　With the arrival of the rainy season, the dengue fever epidemic in the Philippines will become more severe. Doctors advise people to use anti-mosquito drugs and not to drink unclean water. If you have a fever, you must seek medical attention in time to avoid delaying treatment.