Guangdong Provincial Health Commission issued health tips on dengue fever prevention and control. At present, Guangdong has entered the local epidemic season of dengue fever, and the number of imported cases and local cases of dengue fever abroad has increased gradually. The Guangdong Provincial Health Commission reminds us that dengue fever spreads rapidly and has no specific therapeutic drugs. Severe cases may suffer from severe bleeding, shock or even death. Dengue fever can be prevented and controlled, the key is prevention.

  According to the relevant person in charge of Guangdong Health Commission, dengue fever in Guangdong Province is mainly transmitted by Aedes albopictus (Aedes albopictus) bites. The key measures for dengue fever prevention and control are clearing mosquito breeding areas (indoor and outdoor water in various households and workplaces), killing adult mosquitoes and individual prevention of mosquito bites.

  In addition, when traveling to prevent mosquitoes and insects, we should keep up with the awareness of disease prevention. Travellers preparing to travel to areas with dengue fever epidemic should take measures to prevent mosquitoes, such as wearing light-coloured long-sleeved pants and using mosquito repellents containing mosquito repellents. If symptoms such as fever, skin flushing, muscular and skeletal pain occur within 15 days after the end of a trip to a dengue-endemic area, medical treatment should be conducted as soon as possible, and travel history and the health status of colleagues should be explained to the doctor. Patients who have been diagnosed with dengue fever in medical institutions should actively cooperate with hospitals to do a good job in isolation treatment and actively prevent the occurrence of severe diseases.