Alert "Japanese encephalitis" National, how to stop mosquitoes?

# Aimo (30 men) living in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul If you are trying to sleep, it is difficult to sleep because of running mosquitoes. I wanted mosquitoes to be reduced because of the heat, but nowadays, mosquitoes seem to become more common in the rain that falls frequently, I also inspect the mosquito net and spray it.

In summer every year, many people sleep at night because of mosquitoes that appear somewhere. The rainy season began at the end of June this year, and the number of habitats was increased to increase the number of species.

It is common to inflate the mosquito usually causing mud. However, mosquitoes can be a deadly mediator of the disease, so be careful.

Recently, the Japanese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert to Japanese encephalitis nationwide, a Japanese encephalitis that suffers from a "small red mosquito" carrying the disease virus. Japanese encephalitis. The CDC issues a warning of Japanese encephalitis when the number of small red mosquitoes in the average daily number of mosquitoes collected twice a week is more than 500 and more than 50% of the total mosquito density.

In June of this year, after a small mosquito was found in Daegu, Jecheon in Chungnam Province and Cheongju in Chungbuk Province, one expects that one little mosquito of the red house is found all over the country and that its population is growing rapidly.

Not all small red house mosquitoes carry the Japanese encephalitis virus, and over 99% of them are mosquito resistant and show mild symptoms of fever or fever.

A small mosquito of red houses is transmitted to the Japanese encephalitis virus, causing no symptoms even though it is infected with the Japanese encephalitis virus. In most cases. In the case of an infection with symptoms, the incubation period is about 5 to 15 days after being bitten by a mosquito, and the course of the disease depends on the symptoms such as prognosis (2-3 days), acute phase (3-4 days)), and recovery period (4-7 weeks). The symptoms are rapid, with symptoms such as high fever (39-40 degrees), headache, dizziness, vomiting, abdominal pain and late ankles.

One in 250 patients with severe symptoms, such as acute encephalitis, meningitis may be affected.While progressing to encephalitis, symptoms such as seizures and coma, with fever, the mortality rate reaches 30%. In addition, there is no special treatment and conservative treatment is necessary, so it is a horrible disease that requires active prevention.

Japanese encephalitis is an effective preventive vaccine and the vaccine against Japanese encephalitis is available for 12 to 12 years. Children are invited to complete the vaccinations. Immunization is not recommended for adults, but immunization is recommended when immunity is reduced and mosquito exposure is high.

"It is better not to be bitten by a mosquito, but if you have a mosquito bite and a fever of 39 degrees or more, or if you have neurological symptoms such as seizures or coma,

It is important to prevent mosquitoes from entering rather than catch mosquitoes to prevent mosquitoes.The mosquito can also enter with a small hole of 2 mm.To prevent mosquitoes at home, the maintenance of the insect is basic and the water hole on the edge of the window frame should be well blocked.Also, in the case of an apartment, it should be is a veranda drainage system that is easy to neglect, and it is the place where mosquitoes penetrate the apartment best. It is necessary to prevent sewage of the sewer system

Professor Kim Sun-bin said, "Outdoor activities, especially in the forest ets, are recommended to wear bright colors, not to show skin as much as possible so that they are not caught by mosquitoes. .