BMKG Reminds of Extreme Weather October 2-8, UM Surabaya Lecturer: Beware of These 3 Types of Disease

03 Oct
2022

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BMKG Reminds of Extreme Weather October 2-8, UM Surabaya Lecturer: Beware of These 3 Types of Disease

In Indonesia, weather forecast information for each region is issued by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). BMKG said the potential for extreme weather to occur in one week, so people must remain vigilant and maintain their health.

Chlara Yunita Prabawati Lecturer at the Faculty of Health Sciences (FIK) Muhammadiyah University of Surabaya (UM Surabaya) explained that in extreme weather like this everyone must take care of their health. Chlara said that these 3 diseases are prone to attack in the rainy season, so one must be more vigilant.

According to him, the diseases to watch out for are Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), diarrhea, and influenza (flu). These three are the highest prevalence of diseases that often attack children to the elderly.

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) or often known as dengue fever is a tropical disease with an endemic category. This disease is caused by the dengue virus (DENV) which is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

"This mosquito species really likes to nest in clean standing water, so you have to be wary of the breeding process of Aedes aegypti mosquito larvae during the rainy season which supports the large number of mosquitoes breeding," said Chlara Monday (3/10/22)

He explained that the main symptoms were fever and the presence of patechiae (red spots on the surface of the skin). This disease is very susceptible to attack infants to the elderly, the highest risk of developing DHF is the occurrence of disability to death.

Second is diarrhea, in the rainy season like this diarrhea is very susceptible to attack. Diarrhea is caused by bacteria, parasites and viruses that contaminate water and food, the main source of this bacterial breeding process will increase rapidly during the rainy season and the temperature drops.

"The main symptom of diarrhea is the inability of the intestine to control the process of expelling liquid feces with a duration of more than 3X, besides that abdominal pain, stomach cramps, and complications leading to dehydration often occur," he added.

The last thing to watch out for is the flu (influenza). This disease is almost similar to the variant corona virus omicron, but flu is better known to the Indonesian people as part of a tropical disease caused by the Avian Influenza A

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