August Disease Prevention Tips
2019-08-16
As we enter the golden autumn month of August, the beautiful city of Dalian still hasn't seen its high temperatures subside. In addition to doing everything possible to dissipate heat, everyone also needs to take proper precautions against accidental injuries!
Foodborne illnesses, Mosquito-borne infectious diseases, rabies, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, Heatstroke, Drowning while swimming and hand, foot, and mouth disease.
These are all lesser-known aspects of August—but they’re precisely the ones that deserve our close attention. Let’s dive in together to learn about these conditions and find out how we can prevent them!
Foodborne illness
Wash your hands frequently and eat cooked food.
Foodborne diseases refer to infectious and toxic illnesses caused by pathogenic factors in food entering the human body. Common ones include cholera, typhoid fever, bacterial dysentery, and food poisoning.
Mosquito-borne infectious diseases
Do a good job of mosquito prevention and control.
Summer is the peak season for mosquito activity. Mosquitoes can transmit many infectious diseases, including Japanese encephalitis, malaria, and dengue fever.
How can we effectively prevent mosquito-borne diseases?
2. Improve environmental sanitation, eliminate standing water, fill in low-lying areas, and eradicate mosquito breeding grounds.
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Preventable but not curable
Dog
illness
In summer, the hot and humid weather makes dogs easily irritable, making it a high-risk season for animal-related injuries and increasing the risk of rabies outbreaks.
Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
Pay attention to eye hygiene.
Summer and autumn are peak seasons for acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (commonly known as "red eye"). The clinical manifestations include conjunctival edema and congestion, accompanied by symptoms such as foreign-body sensation in the eyeball, tearing, and eye pain. It is primarily transmitted through patient ocular secretions—hands—healthy individuals' eyes, or through contaminated objects—healthy individuals' eyes.
Heatstroke
Drowning
Heatstroke Prevention in High Temperatures
Summer Vacation Injury Prevention
With persistently high temperatures in August, workers exposed to outdoor or high-temperature environments must strengthen ventilation and cooling measures, adjust work hours appropriately, pay attention to balancing work and rest, and take precautions against heatstroke.
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Pay attention to personal hygiene to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
August remains the peak season for hand, foot, and mouth disease, and outbreaks are prone to occur in childcare facilities and schools.
● For children diagnosed with hand, foot, and mouth disease, parents should promptly inform the child’s early childhood education or care institution to prevent further spread of the outbreak.
● Childcare institutions and similar facilities should strengthen morning health checks to detect and isolate sick children at an early stage.
●Receiving the EV71-type hand, foot, and mouth disease vaccine can effectively reduce the incidence of hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by the EV71 virus.
As we enter August, the human body experiences greater energy expenditure, while nature is characterized by high temperatures, intense heat, and abundant rainfall. As a result, various items are prone to mold growth, mosquitoes and other insects breed rapidly, and infectious diseases spread easily.
Dalian Jinshitan Hospital reminds you to take good care of your mental well-being, hydrate your body promptly, and focus on a diet that is light and nourishing. Strengthen your physical fitness, prevent seasonal illnesses and infectious diseases, and keep health by your side always!
Consultation phone: 0411-87903438
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