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For several weeks, the Peruvian population has been on alert, since the spread of the disease of dengue fever It is reaching more parts of the country every day, with the north being one of the most affected.
Piura registers more than a thousand dengue cases and puts six neighborhoods in the northern city on alert
The situation is further aggravated as residents do not want health authorities to enter their homes to control this disease.
Piura, Lambayeque and the jungle These are some of those places where the number of infections is increasing every day, which is why it is necessary to take into account the recommendations of doctors and authorities such as the Ministry of Health to prevent patients from dying.
For this, GlobeLiveMedia spoke with Juan Ignacio Echevarriamedical specialist in infectious and tropical diseases at the Anglo-American Clinic, and commented further on this disease.
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“The areas that present the most problems are those of the It isthat means, the jungle area, because the rains form puddles and there is a large vector density, and mosquitoes live in cities, in people’s homes, because they feed on human blood. This therefore creates a serious problem, especially during the rainy season. On the coast we also have problems, because they are very populated and people have water tanks, and they do not take care of them, they are breeding grounds for waders. Thus, Piura, Lambayeque, Tumbes, are areas strongly affected by this vector. It not only transmits dengue, but also Chikungunya and Zika,” he told GlobeLiveMedia.
“He Ministry of Health It gave an epidemiological alert in practically all areas, because the increase in cases has been enormous. We have had outbreaks since the beginning of this year. Right now I would tell you that the places of Paita, Chulucanas, Morropón and others are the most affected areas,” he added.
The specialist also added that Lima is an area where cases are increasing, which is why the recommendations of the Sometimesbut above all to organize the respective fumigations.
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“Lima, Ica, are also affected areas. In the case of Lima, except for the neighborhoods that are in the western cone, call them San Isidro, Miraflores, Magdalena, which are close to the sea, the vector density is probably very low. But in the northern cone, in the eastern cone, like San Juan de Lurigancho, Chosica, Ate, Chaclacayothese are areas that at the moment there are alerts, so fumigation is necessary,” he said.
One of Juan Ignacio Echevarría’s recommendations is that it is a work articulated between the Ministry of Health, Municipalities, regional governments and more, as they must work together to avoid risk. Something the authorities have to take into account that they have to fumigate, detect infectious sources and call it all off.
“There are neighborhoods that have swimming pools outside the house and have discovered them and not treated them. They are excellent vector breeders. So, of course, the mosquito does not knock on your door to enter, it flies and enters through a window or through the roof. If you are a housekeeper, but not the neighbor, the mosquito will still enter. It is therefore a social problem. Here everyone has to go to work, find suitable times, let everyone be at home and thus help people to enter houses to fumigate. We must take this into account when we throw away bottles, broken buckets where we can recover rainwater, ”he analyzed.
A few days ago, the Executive Director of the Executive Directorate for the Prevention and Control of Metaxenic Diseases and Zoonoses of the Ministry of Health, Karim Pardo Ruiz, gave an interview to the Inforegion portal where she clarified the seriousness of this disease if not taken seriously and promptly.
“If the patient arrives early, the prognosis is good. But if you are late, the prognosis is complicated and you can reach the OPC. But if we hold it, soon the disease can be controlled,” he said.
According to the published report, the specialist clarifies that in the high mountains of Peru, at 3,000 meters above sea level and above, there is no dengue because “mosquitoes do not survive and do not have the capacity to go to such high places”. However, he adds that this option exists in the Andean valleys, but the area with the most severe zones is in the Amazon. Eduardo Gotuzzoprofessor emeritus at Cayetano Heredia University and former director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine.
According to the published report, the specialist clarifies that in the high mountains of Peru, at 3,000 meters above sea level and above, there is no dengue because “mosquitoes do not survive and do not have the capacity to go to such high places”. However, he adds that this option exists in the Andean valleys, but the area with the most severe zones is in the Amazon.
Julio Barrena, secretary of the Medical College of Piura, reported for “La Hora” newspaper that this city is the fourth region with the most cases of dengue fever in the country, registering 1,302 cases so far this year as of February 16. . .
“NOW piura It is among the first places and the cases are multiplying as it accumulates. The case curve is not falling yet, it is rising. Despite the fact that the Ministry of Health declares an emergency, it must allocate a budget. But, despite the fact that they attribute, I’m sure it won’t be enough to do quick control actions that cut the dengue fever“, remarked the head of the faculty of medicine.
“We hope that municipal governments help with the budget because in municipal budgets there is a way to provide support in this regard; and whether they can do that is a matter of decision,” he added.
He Ministry of Health has made it known what the symptoms are in the event of presentation of Dengue fever, which is why in the face of the first reactions it is better to go to the nearest health center.
Symptoms include: headache, fever, pain behind the eyes, pain in muscle joints and/or rash. It is at this stage that patients should start drinking water or other liquids.
On the fifth day, patients may no longer have a fever, but they begin to have severe, sustained bleeding and stomach pain. At this point, they may exhibit nausea, vomiting, and decomposition or be drowsy. “These are signs that the patient is getting worse and needs to be hospitalized immediately,” said Karim Pardo.
René Chávez, governor of the region Loretteasked the central government to declare its region in a state of emergency due to the worrying increase in dengue fever cases which has so far left two people dead in the area and more than 20 hospitalized.
“But we as a Region are going to push forward everything that has been planned, we can’t wait until Wednesday. We already have the eight doctors who are going to enter a training process and we already have the staff deployed,” he told TV Peru.
Furthermore, he added that he would convene a Regional Center for Emergency Operations (COER) on Monday with all the civil and military authorities to carry out the actions.
The regions concerned by the health emergency declaration will be:
1. Amazon
2. Ayacucho
3. Cajamarca
4. Cuzco
5. Huanuco
6. Ica
7. Junin
8. Lambayeque
9. Lorette
10. Mother of God
11. Piura
12. Saint Martin
13. Ucayali