Dengue fever causes three children die in Tapin

Director of Datu Sanggul Hospital Doctor Milhan and Pediatrician Rahmad check the condition of a child suffering from dengue in Rantau, Wednesday (January 3, 2023). ANTARA/Muhammad Fauzi Fadilah

Rantau, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Director of Datu Sanggul Regional General Hospital (RSUD) dr. Millhan, Sp.OG (K)-Obginsos, MM in Rantau said dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) has claimed three lives of children during the transition phase of season.

"Mostly because of late arrival and there was also patient asking to go home even though it's not yet time," he said at the hospital here, Wednesday.

Milhan said dengue fever cases entered the Datu Sanggul Hospital started in October and continued to increase until December.

"(Cases) of dengue in October were 35, in November rose to 61. Then in Desember it became 193. When there was an increasing trend there were three death," he said.

Milhan regrets that there are many cases of dengue and considered that if there are death, it is an extraordinary event (KLB).

He warned that delays in patients coming to the hospital should not be repeated because they carry a high risk.

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"Indeed the factor of being late in arriving was leaving the heat in the house down and not being treated until it was finally too late after several days," he said.

Milhan advised the public if they have symptoms of fever that could lead to dengue to immediately take to the nearest health facility.

"The most important thing is prevention, namely eradicating mosquito nests. Then, for areas with lost of mosquitoes, you can use mosquito nets. And the most important thing is if there are symptoms immediately seek treatment," he said.

Milhan said today there are 13 patients still being treated at Datu Sanggul Hospital, all of them children.

Meanwhile, Pediatrician Rahmad Ramadhani said that patients currently being treated are experiencing varying conditions.

"Their condition imrpoves according to the course of the disease, usually it takes six to seven days to improve," he said.

He said that the average patients undergoing treatment at the Datu Sanggul Hospital were under 14 years of age.

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