H-Fever

H-FEVER is an acute infectious disease characterized by high fever and accompanied by nose bleeding. It is believed to be caused by a virus related to those that caused dengue fever, and is transmitted by mosquito bite. It is contracted principally in childhood.

The suspected carrier is a common house mosquito which breeds in ordinary containers such as flower vases, cans, rain bar­rels, old rubber tires, etc. These mosquitoes lay eggs on the sides of these containers so that merely changing the water daily or removing it will not destroy the eggs. Thorough scrubbing must be done to destroy these eggs.

SYMPTOMS

Red tiny spots on the skin in the ex­tremities, chest, the back and the abdomen.

Sudden onset of high fever which may last 2 to 7 days.

Nosebleeding,when fever starts to subside.

Joint and muscle pain and pain behind the eyes.

Weakness.

Vomitting of coffee-colored matter.

Dark-colored stools.

Enlargement of liver.

TREATMENT

Seek the help of your community health worker or Medical Services Brigade or the rural health midwife in your barangay health station.

PREVENTION

The community should organize themsel­ves to remove all possible breeding places of mosquitoes inside and outside of houses such as tin cans, rubber tires, bottles or drain accumulated water from trees and plants.

Avoid hanging clothes in dark closets and house corners as they become resting places of mosquitoes. Air closets regularly.

Cover water storage containers to prevent breeding of mosquitoes.

Change water in flower vases thrice a week.

Isolate patient suffering from H-Fever.

Clean house gutters to prevent stagnation of rain water.

Report to the nearest health center any suspected case of H-
Fever in the neighbor­hood.

Tuberculoses

WHAT IS TUBERCULOSIS?

Tuberculosis is a disease caused by a germ called "tubercle bacilli". Its common symptoms are:

Hemoptysis or coughing out blood

Cough for more than two weeks

Chest and back pain for a month

Afternoon fever for more than a month

Loss of weight and appetite

In the presence of one or two of the above symptoms have yourself examined and treated by a doctor or go to your nearest health center for sputum examination.

HOW DOES ONE GET TUBERCULOSIS?

Inhaling air or dust laden with TB germs from a tuberculous person when he coughs or sneezes.

Using the domestic utensils of a per­son sick with tuberculosis.

Kissing, fondling or continuous close contact with a person sick with TB.

Drinking milk from tuberculosis cattle.

WHAT SHOULD A PERSON SICK WITH TUBERCULOSIS DO?

Have a separate bed. If possible, sleep alone in a room under a mosquito net.

Cover your mouth and nose with a handkerchief whenever you cough or sneeze.

Don't spit anywhere. Spit in a paper bag, and burn it.

Have your own personal domestic utensils for eating, drinking as well as towels, linens, beddings and mat.

Consult your doctor more often and follow strictly his advice and instructions.

PREVENTION

The community should participate in infor­mation dissemination
regarding TB prevention and get involved in local planning and immunization activities during the Expanded Programme in Immunization (EPA) rounds of the Rural Health Unit.

Help in identifying TB cases.

Encourage food production for good nutrition.

Report TB cases to Rural Health Unit for early treatment.

Be sure that persons taking care of children do not have the disease.

Tooth Decay

WHAT IS TOOTH DECAY?

It is a disease which starts as a small damage to an erupted tooth,, first from the outside involving softening of the hard part leading to the formation of a hole in the tooth surface.

CAUSES OF TOOTH DECAY:

Tooth decay is caused by several factors such as bacteria, poor resistance to decay (nutritional deficiency), by eating sweet and sticky foods (carbohydrate foodstuff), chemical agents (acidic in nature) and poor oral hygiene.

TREATMENT

Filling of decayed tooth, root canal treatment, pulp capping, pit and fissure sealing. Extraction, if the tooth can no longer be saved by filling.

PREVENTION

Drink flouridated water

Periodic cleaning of the mouth by a dentist

Avoidance of sweet and sticky food particularly in between meals

Correct way of brushing the teeth immediately after meals

Rinsing of the mouth vigorously after eating

Use of tooth paste with flouride

Use of tooth pick or floss to remove food particles in-between the teeth

Regular visit to the dentist

Correction of crooked teeth

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