In February, two confirmed cases of dengue fever in Jeonju were confirmed and cautioned.
With the recent relaxation of COVID-19 quarantine rules, the number of overseas travelers has increased.
According to the Jeonju Public Health Center (Chief Kim Shin-seon) on the 13th, an additional dengue fever was confirmed just one week following the first dengue fever confirmed case in Jeonju this year occurred on the 2nd.
It is known that the additional confirmed person showed symptoms of fever following traveling to Southeast Asia, such as the Philippines, and was tested for infection.
Dengue fever is a third-degree legal infectious disease that is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito infected with the dengue virus, mainly transmitted by the Aedes aegypti or Aedes aegypti mosquito. Until now, dengue virus has not been detected in Aedes aegyptiformis, which lives in Korea, and Aedes aegypti mosquitoes do not live.
Since there is no vaccine or treatment for dengue fever, treatment is symptomatic, and drugs that increase the risk of bleeding are prohibited due to the tendency to bleed, and fluid supplementation is necessary. If proper treatment is not received, the mortality rate can reach 20%. However, with proper fluid supply and appropriate measures for acute symptoms, the mortality rate can be reduced to regarding 1%, so early detection and treatment are important.
In response, the Jeonju Public Health Center recommended checking information on infectious diseases to be aware of by region before traveling abroad and preparing emergency medicine to prevent dengue fever infection. In addition, while visiting areas where dengue fever is prevalent, people were advised to avoid grassy areas with many mosquitoes, use mosquito repellents and mosquito nets, and wear brightly colored long sleeves and long pants to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes.
Prior to this, in 2020 and 2021, as overseas travelers decreased due to the spread of Corona 19, not a single dengue fever patient occurred in the Jeonju area, and one dengue fever patient was confirmed last year.
Kim Shin-sun, head of the Jeonju Public Health Center, advised, “If you develop suspicious symptoms such as fever, rash, or headache within two weeks of returning home, you should visit a medical institution and inform the medical staff of your overseas visit history.”
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