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Dengue fever cases have continued to rebound in Hidalgo state in recent months, so health agencies such as the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) continue to strengthen preventive measures against viral infections to prevent severe symptoms. Bleeding from the nose or gums.
In an interview with El Sol de Hidalgo, Edgar Jiménez Pérez, Assistant Coordinator for Epidemiological Surveillance of the IMSS Hidalgo Mission, urged people to avoid traveling to hot or humid cities such as Huasteca, Hidalgo Be especially careful when visiting or southern states: “This occurs particularly in endemic areas such as Tabasco, Yucatan, Veracruz, Guerrero, etc., where the humidity and heat conditions actually make mosquitoes It can breed, in the state of Hidalgo we have an endemic area that is part of Huejutla,” he counted.
According to data from the Hidalgo State Secretariat of Health (SSH), only 2 cases of this condition occurred in April this year, while the number of non-severe cases increased to 4 in Huejutla in May and to 17 as of July 15. The number of cases increased by 40% in August, with an increase of 69 cases based on the 35th epidemiological week, and the cumulative number of cases as of September 22 was 172, mainly concentrated in Huastka.
“Usually patients will show fever and bone pain. A very important fact is that we call it retroocular pain, which is nothing more than pain behind the eyes. Patients will show obvious general discomfort. In fact, some literature calls it feverish pain. Vulture, there’s a lot of muscle and joint pain,” the coordinator said.
Since the disease can be confused with other illnesses, such as the common cold, Jiménez Pérez invites people to go to the health department if they experience any symptoms and not to self-medicate: “In severe cases, dengue may present as Nose bleeds, mouth bleeds, bleeding, etc. “Ear…even patients may vomit blood, and in more severe cases, patients may reach a state of shock, so these cases must be treated immediately,” he concluded.
Additionally, to stop mosquitoes from breeding, health professionals advise people to place mosquito nets over windows, use insect repellent, practice hand hygiene and be careful with standing water, as this dengue vector can lay eggs indoors. For it, choose containers without lids.