Since the beginning of this year, the average precipitation on the mainland has been 61 mm, close to the same period in normal years, but the water from major rivers in the Pearl River Basin, such as the Xijiang, Beijiang, Dongjiang and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin, is less than the same period in normal years by 2 to 60 percent. It is predicted that during this year's flood season, the seven major rivers in the country are likely to experience heavy rains and floods of varying degrees, and some areas may experience periodic droughts. What is Flood Season?
TIPS: Flood season is a water conservancy term, which refers to the period when the river water rises regularly and significantly throughout the year. "Flood" is the appearance of the water, and the "flood season" is the period when the river is full of water, and the flood season is not equal to the flood, but the flood is generally in the flood season.
While we do a good job in flood prevention preparations, flood season response, and defense foundations, we also need to pay attention to the prevention and control of infectious diseases during the flood season.
The increase in rainfall and the high humidity of the weather during the flood season are conducive to the reproduction of bacteria, and the accumulation of water is also easy to cause water pollution and the breeding of vector organisms such as mosquitoes, flies and rodents, which can easily lead to the occurrence and epidemic of infectious diseases.
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The main infectious diseases during the flood season
Bacillary dysentery: common manifestations include chills, high fever, abdominal pain, diarrhea, mucus, pus, bloody stools, and tenesmus;
Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever: common manifestations include persistent high fever, but the increase in pulse is small relative to body temperature (relatively slow pulse), apathy, hepatosplenomegaly, roseola, gastrointestinal discomfort;
Hepatitis A and E: common manifestations include fatigue, loss of appetite, oil aversion, abnormal liver function, etc., jaundice and hepatomegaly;
Leptospirosis: common manifestations include high fever, headache, body aches, gastrocnemius (calf) pain, conjunctival hyperemia, lymphadenopathy, etc.; Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome: the common manifestations are three reds and three pains, of which three red refers to the red skin of the conjunctiva, face and neck, of which three pains refer to headache, low back pain, orbital pain, often accompanied by fever and kidney damage; Dengue fever: common manifestations are sudden onset of high fever, body aches, which can be accompanied by rash and flushing of the face, neck, and chest; Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis: commonly known as pink eye; Hand, foot and mouth disease: common manifestations are vesicles or small ulcers on the hands, feet, oral cavity and other parts, accompanied by mouth pain, anorexia, and low-grade fever, which are more common in children under 5 years old.
Be careful when the disease enters from the mouth
During the rainy season and flood season, we need to be vigilant against intestinal infectious diseases, which are mainly transmitted through the digestive system, such as cholera, bacillary dysentery, typhoid and paratyphoid, and other infectious diarrhea.
How to prevent intestinal infections?
The main way to prevent such infectious diseases is to develop good personal hygiene habits, strictly prevent diseases from entering the mouth, and do a good job of "three pipes and one elimination" (i.e., managing food hygiene, drinking water hygiene, fecal hygiene and eliminating flies) and personal hygiene.
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Manage water sanitation
Do not drink raw water, only drink boiled water or bottled water that meets health standards; Tanks, buckets, pots, basins, etc. filled with water must be clean, and emptied and cleaned frequently; Temporary drinking well water, river water, lake water, and pond water must be disinfected before drinking.
2
Manage food hygiene
Do not eat raw and cold foods such as vegetables, melons and fruits, aquatic products and seafood should be cooked thoroughly, raw and cold foods are easy to multiply bacteria, and it is easy to cause illness after eating. Special care should be taken not to eat food that has spoiled or been soaked in floodwaters, and not to eat meat from drowned or sick animals.
3
Management of manure and sewage treatment
Do not defecate in the open, and dispose of excrement and garbage in designated areas; In particular, the patient's vomit and excreta are not sterilized and should not be dumped.
4
Eradication of the media
Maintain indoor and outdoor environmental hygiene, eliminate and control fly breeding grounds; Take various measures to get rid of flies, cockroaches, rats.
Once the symptoms of intestinal infectious diseases occur, they should seek medical attention in time, especially those with fever and diarrhea, and wear a mask as soon as possible to go to the fever clinic or intestinal clinic for medical treatment.
Watch out for skin diseases
During the flood season, especially in areas where the water does not recede for a long time, the incidence of skin diseases is very high, mainly referring to the inflammatory skin infection of human limbs caused by insect bites, sewage immersion and other reasons. The dermatitis that occurs during the flood is mostly animal cercariae dermatitis, except for the impregnation erosion dermatitis caused by flood fighting, rescue and harvesting crops, and the secondary skin infection caused by scratching after the bite of the mosquitohopper.
How to Prevent Skin Diseases?
Minimize exposure to floodwater, pay attention to personal protection, and if you find that your skin is broken, you should not go into the water for the time being, and wear protective equipment when conditions permit.
Clean up dead spots, remove stagnant water, dredge sewers, and remove insect breeding grounds.
Once dermatitis occurs, scratching should be avoided, and calamine lotion should be applied to the affected area, and severe cases should seek medical attention in time.
Prevention and control of infectious diseases during the flood season
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These precautions for preventing infectious diseases during the flood season
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