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One of the recommendations concerns the elimination of mosquito breeding areas.
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During this weekend, the Ministry of Health authorities (Minsa) confirmed 107 new cases of dengue fever throughout the country. In addition, there are 700 suspects.
Matagalpa and Masaya are the most affected departments. According to official media reports, 26 people have dengue fever, 25 more in Managua and 17 in Managua.
The epidemiologist Leonel Argüello explains that the virus will continue to manifest as long as mosquitoes and infected people proliferate.
"We have to take into account that not everyone goes to the health posts, so there could be more cases, the Ministry of Health reports only cases of patients treated by them," he said. he declares.
Argüello ensures that the basic prevention measure consists in eliminating hatcheries.
"Either a hatchery full of clean water, a crumpled bag, a piece of jar, soda lids, even large reservoirs, washing-water, vases, & c. Every five days you have to check and change this liquid, so we think it's clean, "says the expert.
To prevent it
He adds that it is very important to keep containers covered and drop them off.
"We have to clean up the courts and throw out all the calaches, it has to be every week. The use of insect repellent and mosquito net is a preventative measure. Young children need to be cared for, mosquitoes the day first, "he says.
As for the symptoms, the doctor emphasizes that they look a lot like those of the flu: headaches, fever, eye pain and body joints.
"If there are red spots on the body, if there is bleeding in the gums, in the nose, there are inconsistencies, if the young child stops from badfeeding, there is pain in the stomach, bruising, these are warning signs, we can not wait This happens, you must go to the medical center at the first symptom, you should not treat yourself, the only medicine that can be taken with dengue is acetaminophen, it is very important that all residents know it, "says the expert.
In the last days of July, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) Platform for Health Information in the Americas ranked Nicaragua as the third most-affected country in the world. America. The first two places are Brazil and Colombia.
On alert
Nicaragua remains subject to an epidemiological alert issued on 30 July before the increase in the number of cases. This measure will be valid until November 2005. Last Friday, the Vice-President designate, Rosario Murillo, declared having confirmed 45 dengue cases in the last 24 hours. The number of people killed by the disease rises to eight.
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